#Lifetables

A recent examination of a long-standing demography myth is stirring conversation among health and policy researchers: life expectancy at birth is not a prophecy about how long you or your family will live. The latest analysis argues that even when national life expectancy was low, many people survived childhood and lived well into old age. For Thai readers, where aging is increasingly a waking policy and family concern, the insight offers a clearer lens for planning health services, pensions, and elder care in a society that values family unity and reverence for the elderly.