Aging in America

53

Number of Coalition soldiers killed by insider attacks in Afghanistan this year

28.7, 26.5

Median age at the time of their first marriage for American men and women, respectively, today

24.7

Median age at the time of their first marriage for American men and women, respectively, in 1980

5, 6, 7

Rank of Detroit, Baltimore, and Cleveland among the United States’ largest cities in 1950

18, 21, 45

Rank of Detroit, Baltimore, and Cleveland among the United States’ largest cities today

19.2

Number of additional years a U.S. citizen is expected to live if they make it to age 65

14

Number of additional years a U.S. citizen lived if they made it to age 65 in 1960

20

Percent of the U.S. population that will be age 65 or older in 2030 (72 million people)

13

Percent of the U.S. population over the age of 65 today

Sources: New York Times; http://www.census.gov; Medicare NewsGroup