Sixty-five years ago American life was surprisingly different, but in many regards the same.

AsAARP celebrates its 65thbirthday, we look back on key facts and figures then and now.

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… and where we live has evolved.

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Our trust in government has plunged.

We smoke a lot less …

… but were dying of similar causes.

Top causes of death, 1958:

Top causes of death today:

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in nineteen fifty eight nine percent of americans were sixty five or over in twenty twenty three that number is seventeen percent

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in nineteen fifty eight forty two percent of american men were veterans today only thirteen percent are

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in nineteen fifty eight more than forty percent of american adults smoked today less than twenty percent do

in nineteen fifty eight causes of death by heart disease were thirty nine percent verses twenty one percent today and death by cancers was twenty seven percent versus nineteen percent today and accidents was six percent versus seven percent today