It's a bit more complicated that that. The at-birth life expectancy for males is currently 75.5 years. But that includes everything that kills younger people:

It's a bit more complicated that that. The at-birth life expectancy for males is currently 75.5 years. But that includes everything that kills younger people: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=life+expectancy+for+usa+male http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=life+expectancy+for+usa... The life expectancy for a male who has reached age sixty becomes 81.2 years: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=life+expectancy+for+60+year+old+usa+male http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=life+expectancy+for+60+... In comparison, the at-birth male life expectancy when Social Security started in 1939 was 63 years: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=life+expectancy+for+usa+in+1939 http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=life+expectancy+for+usa...