Yes, people seem to be strangely fixated on the idea of retiring early only to be done in by an early death. Statistically this is very unlikely. Much more probably to work to age 70, have a few good years, then experience declining health followed by death.
This makes me sad for our society, a believe many have internalized that spending equals happiness, and therefore the point of life is to spend as much as possible, to "live life to its fullest" as several commenters put it.