While Emmanuel Macron is determined to reform pensions with the prospect of a pivotal age of 65 or 64, rebellious France opposes the head of state by denouncing the unequal aspect of his project. Guest of Sud Radio, MP LFI Clemence Guette asserts that with this reform, “they are the poorest, ultimatelywho pay“, before adding that “25% of the poorest have already died at the age of 62 in our country“. Manuel Bompard drives the point home by specifying on BFMTV that”a quarter of the poorest 5% die before the age of 62“. That’s half true. The cell of the true from false explains why.
The assertion of insubordinate France is confirmed only among the poorest men, but not for the most modest women. It is in the Insee Excel files that the figure quoted by the two LFI deputies is found, precisely in a 2018 study on the mortality of French people by standard of living.
The Institute of Statistics has divided the population into twenty categories according to standard of living, from the most modest to the most well-to-do. In the category of the poorest 5% (with a standard of living of 460 euros per month), it appears that 75% of men are still alive at the age of 62; and therefore 25% are actually already dead. At the other end of the social scale, among the wealthiest 5% (with 5,600 euros per month), 95% of men are still alive at 62; only 5% have already died.
The assertion of insubordinate France is not verified among the most modest women. At 62, 87% of the poorest women are alive and therefore 13% have already died, according to INSEE. This figure is almost half that of the most modest men. As for the wealthiest 5% of women, only 3% died before the age of 62.
This phenomenon of excess mortality has several explanations. In its various studies on life expectancy, INSEE finds that the most modest men, often manual workers, are more subject to occupational risks, accidents, illnesses, exposure to toxic products. From a medical point of view, the poorest have less access to care because they often give up consulting the doctor for lack of money. Finally, poor diet and tobacco also have a negative influence on health.
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