Poor people die five years earlier.
Those who earn a lot live significantly longer. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute (Germany) have compared the life expectancy of poor and rich Germans. The differences are significant. And they are getting bigger and bigger.
When it comes to life expectancy, the gap between rich and poor is widening. This is the result of a study by the German Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research.
In 2008, 65-year-old men with high pensions could expect to live on an average of 20 years. Their peers with very low pensions only lived another 15 years. The gap between rich and poor has continued to widen in recent years.
In the mid-1990s, a rich pensioner in West Germany had a life expectancy that was three years longer than a man with a low pension, while in East Germany the difference was three and a half years. In 2008, the gap in West Germany was already 4.8 years and in the East 5.6 years. The greatest factor in prolonging life is apparently a high level of education, which the rich get more often than the poor. It is important to know "how to behave," said Rembrandt Scholz of the Max Planck Institute. This leads to a healthier diet, better opportunities on the job market and higher earnings. Presumably also more thorough medical care. According to the information, data from the German pension insurance system was evaluated for the study, which covers 86 percent of the male population. Women and migrants are not included in the study.
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