fifteen well this scenario could mean a shorter less active retirement these findings from the society of actuaries uncover how rare this jump in death is the last major increase was in two thousand and five and before that in one thousand nine hundred eighty roughly one in three americans aged sixty five to sixty nine is still working nearly one in five works into their early seventy's all the studies suggest a good amount of people remain in their careers longer from the enjoyment of what they do however others wait to retire as they age in which they can claim there is no security benefits is pushed back all those who were tire in two thousand and two can do so at the age of sixty five however twenty twenty seven it will be sixty seven if you want to receive those benefits in full. old now some researchers question what the quality of life will be like for upcoming retirees as studies indicate their health is declining at much faster rate according to the journal health affairs americans in their late fifty's are showing serious health problems this is a huge jump from what people in their same