noun
young old; person aged 65–74
A demographic and administrative term used in Japanese healthcare and welfare contexts to distinguish the younger elderly (65–74) from the older elderly (75+).
前期高齢者は、介護保険制度で一定のサービスを受けられます。
Young old persons can receive certain services under the long-term care insurance system.
前期高齢者と後期高齢者では、医療費の自己負担割合が異なります。
The out-of-pocket ratio for medical expenses differs between the young old and the old old.