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The odds of dying in the US by age, gender and more
Find out if the life expectancy odds are in your favor.
Death may not be the most pleasant thing to think about, but knowledge is power. Learn what factors have the greatest impact on death rates and how purchasing a life insurance policy could be a good investment to protect your loved ones at any age.
How likely are you to die from the coronavirus?
The COVID-19 pandemic has a case fatality rate — or the number of reported deaths divided by reported cases — of around 6.4% globally, according to the latest report on May 25, 2020, from the World Health Organization.
Big questions remain, as the numbers do not include unreported or misdiagnosed cases, only the number of deaths from confirmed cases. But that number’s still higher than the average 0.1% fatality rate for the seasonal flu. And the fatality rate goes up to as high as 13% for seniors over the age of 65 and people with pre-existing health risks related to respiratory issues.
At this stage, the coronavirus isn’t a leading cause of death in the US for 2020, according to the CDC. But it is the leading cause of death per day. A new report found the disease causes causes 1,970 deaths nationwide per day, which is higher than heart disease or cancer.
What is the average life expectancy in America?
The average life expectancy in the US is 78.6, according to the CDC’s latest data from 2017.
It differs by gender, though. The average life expectancy for men born today is 76.1, while women can expect to live to an average age of 81.1.
What is the life expectancy in the US by race?
Here’s a breakdown of life expectancy in the US by race and sex, according to the same CDC data source.
| Race | Average life expectancy for women | Average life expectancy for men | Average life expectancy overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 81.2 | 76.4 | 78.8 |
| Black | 78.5 | 71.9 | 75.3 |
| Hispanic | 84.3 | 79.1 | 81.8 |
| White Non-Hispanic white | 81.0 | 76.1 | 78.5 |
| Non-Hispanic black | 71.5 | 78.1 | 74.9 |
Odds of dying for men and women
The actuarial tables below are based on the most recent mortality rates for 2014 — directly from the Social Security Administration. They do not consider personal health or lifestyle information, which can dramatically alter a person’s life expectancy.
Life expectancy rates are merely calculations based on averages of mortality among specific population, gender and age groups. They do not predict the specific life expectancy of any one person — including you. If you’re concerned about your overall health and risks, talk to your doctor or health professional.
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As you’d expect, the odds of dying increase as we age. For men, five-year odds stay in the single digits until their mid-50s, when longevity percentages begin to decrease more dramatically. At 70 years old, the majority of men are expected to live another 10 years, and a quarter are expected to live to see 90.
Source: Death probability taken from the 2014 SSA Period Life Table.
Search by age:
| Age | Within 1 year | Within 5 years | Within 10 years | Within 20 years | Within 30 years | Learn more |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 years old | 0.63% | 0.74% | 0.80% | 1.20% | 2.48% | |
| 1 years old | 0.04% | 0.12% | 0.18% | 0.67% | 2.01% | |
| 2 years old | 0.03% | 0.10% | 0.15% | 0.75% | 2.12% | |
| 3 years old | 0.02% | 0.08% | 0.14% | 0.84% | 2.25% | |
| 4 years old | 0.02% | 0.07% | 0.14% | 0.95% | 2.38% | |
| 5 years old | 0.02% | 0.06% | 0.15% | 1.06% | 2.53% | |
| 6 years old | 0.01% | 0.06% | 0.17% | 1.18% | 2.68% | |
| 7 years old | 0.01% | 0.05% | 0.21% | 1.30% | 2.84% | |
| 8 years old | 0.01% | 0.05% | 0.26% | 1.43% | 3.01% | |
| 9 years old | 0.01% | 0.06% | 0.32% | 1.56% | 3.18% | |
| 10 years old | 0.01% | 0.08% | 0.40% | 1.69% | 3.37% | |
| 11 years old | 0.01% | 0.11% | 0.49% | 1.83% | 3.56% | |
| 12 years old | 0.01% | 0.15% | 0.59% | 1.97% | 3.77% | |
| 13 years old | 0.02% | 0.20% | 0.71% | 2.11% | 3.99% | |
| 14 years old | 0.03% | 0.26% | 0.82% | 2.25% | 4.22% | |
| 15 years old | 0.04% | 0.31% | 0.92% | 2.38% | 4.47% | |
| 16 years old | 0.05% | 0.38% | 1.01% | 2.51% | 4.72% | |
| 17 years old | 0.06% | 0.44% | 1.10% | 2.64% | 5.00% | |
| 18 years old | 0.07% | 0.50% | 1.17% | 2.76% | 5.30% | |
| 19 years old | 0.09% | 0.56% | 1.24% | 2.87% | 5.62% | |
| 20 years old | 0.10% | 0.61% | 1.30% | 2.98% | 5.96% | |
| 21 years old | 0.12% | 0.64% | 1.35% | 3.09% | 6.33% | |
| 22 years old | 0.13% | 0.66% | 1.38% | 3.20% | 6.74% | |
| 23 years old | 0.13% | 0.67% | 1.42% | 3.31% | 7.18% | |
| 24 years old | 0.13% | 0.68% | 1.45% | 3.43% | 7.67% | |
| 25 years old | 0.13% | 0.70% | 1.48% | 3.58% | 8.21% | More info |
| 26 years old | 0.14% | 0.71% | 1.51% | 3.75% | 8.80% | |
| 27 years old | 0.14% | 0.73% | 1.55% | 3.95% | 9.45% | |
| 28 years old | 0.14% | 0.75% | 1.60% | 4.17% | 10.16% | |
| 29 years old | 0.15% | 0.77% | 1.65% | 4.43% | 10.92% | |
| 30 years old | 0.15% | 0.79% | 1.71% | 4.72% | 11.73% | |
| 31 years old | 0.15% | 0.81% | 1.77% | 5.06% | 12.60% | |
| 32 years old | 0.16% | 0.83% | 1.84% | 5.43% | 13.53% | |
| 33 years old | 0.16% | 0.86% | 1.92% | 5.85% | 14.53% | |
| 34 years old | 0.17% | 0.89% | 2.02% | 6.32% | 15.58% | |
| 35 years old | 0.17% | 0.93% | 2.13% | 6.83% | 16.69% | |
| 36 years old | 0.18% | 0.97% | 2.27% | 7.40% | 17.87% | |
| 37 years old | 0.19% | 1.01% | 2.43% | 8.02% | 19.12% | |
| 38 years old | 0.19% | 1.07% | 2.61% | 8.70% | 20.46% | |
| 39 years old | 0.20% | 1.14% | 2.83% | 9.42% | 21.88% | |
| 40 years old | 0.21% | 1.22% | 3.07% | 10.20% | 23.40% | |
| 41 years old | 0.23% | 1.32% | 3.35% | 11.03% | 25.03% | |
| 42 years old | 0.24% | 1.43% | 3.66% | 11.92% | 26.78% | |
| 43 years old | 0.26% | 1.56% | 4.01% | 12.86% | 28.65% | |
| 44 years old | 0.28% | 1.71% | 4.39% | 13.84% | 30.64% | |
| 45 years old | 0.31% | 1.88% | 4.80% | 14.88% | 32.74% | More info |
| 46 years old | 0.34% | 2.06% | 5.25% | 15.96% | 34.98% | |
| 47 years old | 0.37% | 2.26% | 5.73% | 17.11% | 37.36% | |
| 48 years old | 0.41% | 2.49% | 6.25% | 18.32% | 39.88% | |
| 49 years old | 0.45% | 2.72% | 6.79% | 19.61% | 42.55% | |
| 50 years old | 0.50% | 2.98% | 7.35% | 20.97% | 45.35% | |
| 51 years old | 0.55% | 3.26% | 7.95% | 22.43% | 48.30% | |
| 52 years old | 0.60% | 3.55% | 8.57% | 24.00% | 51.40% | |
| 53 years old | 0.66% | 3.86% | 9.22% | 25.67% | 54.63% | |
| 54 years old | 0.72% | 4.18% | 9.89% | 27.45% | 57.98% | |
| 55 years old | 0.78% | 4.51% | 10.59% | 29.35% | 61.43% | |
| 56 years old | 0.85% | 4.85% | 11.31% | 31.38% | 64.94% | |
| 57 years old | 0.92% | 5.20% | 12.07% | 33.55% | 68.49% | |
| 58 years old | 0.99% | 5.58% | 12.88% | 35.88% | 72.04% | |
| 59 years old | 1.06% | 5.96% | 13.75% | 38.36% | 75.55% | |
| 60 years old | 1.14% | 6.37% | 14.70% | 41.01% | 78.97% | |
| 61 years old | 1.22% | 6.79% | 15.74% | 43.84% | 82.22% | |
| 62 years old | 1.31% | 7.24% | 16.88% | 46.85% | 85.27% | |
| 63 years old | 1.39% | 7.73% | 18.12% | 50.03% | 88.06% | |
| 64 years old | 1.48% | 8.28% | 19.49% | 53.37% | 90.55% | |
| 65 years old | 1.58% | 8.90% | 20.98% | 56.86% | 92.71% | |
| 66 years old | 1.70% | 9.60% | 22.62% | 60.47% | 94.52% | |
| 67 years old | 1.83% | 10.39% | 24.43% | 64.17% | 95.99% | |
| 68 years old | 1.98% | 11.26% | 26.40% | 67.91% | 97.13% | |
| 69 years old | 2.14% | 12.22% | 28.53% | 71.65% | 98.00% | |
| 70 years old | 2.34% | 13.27% | 30.85% | 75.34% | 98.64% | |
| 71 years old | 2.55% | 14.41% | 33.35% | 78.90% | 99.09% | |
| 72 years old | 2.79% | 15.67% | 36.05% | 82.28% | 99.41% | |
| 73 years old | 3.04% | 17.06% | 38.96% | 85.42% | 99.63% | |
| 74 years old | 3.31% | 18.59% | 42.08% | 88.26% | 99.77% | |
| 75 years old | 3.63% | 20.27% | 45.40% | 90.77% | 99.86% | |
| 76 years old | 3.99% | 22.13% | 48.91% | 92.92% | 99.92% | |
| 77 years old | 4.39% | 24.17% | 52.58% | 94.69% | 99.96% | |
| 78 years old | 4.83% | 26.41% | 56.40% | 96.11% | 99.98% | |
| 79 years old | 5.31% | 28.86% | 60.34% | 97.20% | 99.99% | |
| 80 years old | 5.87% | 31.52% | 64.34% | 98.03% | 99.99% | |
| 81 years old | 6.51% | 34.39% | 68.35% | 98.64% | 100.00% | |
| 82 years old | 7.21% | 37.47% | 72.29% | 99.08% | 100.00% | |
| 83 years old | 7.99% | 40.75% | 76.11% | 99.39% | 100.00% | |
| 84 years old | 8.85% | 44.24% | 79.73% | 99.60% | 100.00% | |
| 85 years old | 9.81% | 47.92% | 83.09% | 99.75% | 100.00% | |
| 86 years old | 10.89% | 51.76% | 86.13% | 99.85% | 100.00% | |
| 87 years old | 12.09% | 55.69% | 88.80% | 99.91% | 100.00% | |
| 88 years old | 13.41% | 59.67% | 91.07% | 99.95% | 100.00% | |
| 89 years old | 14.87% | 63.64% | 92.95% | 99.97% | 100.00% | |
| 90 years old | 16.45% | 67.54% | 94.47% | 99.98% | 100.00% | |
| 91 years old | 18.16% | 71.26% | 95.69% | 99.99% | 100.00% | |
| 92 years old | 19.99% | 74.72% | 96.67% | 100.00% | 100.00% | |
| 93 years old | 21.93% | 77.85% | 97.44% | 100.00% | 100.00% | |
| 94 years old | 23.99% | 80.61% | 98.04% | 100.00% | 100.00% | |
| 95 years old | 26.03% | 82.97% | 98.52% | 100.00% | 100.00% | |
| 96 years old | 28.01% | 85.01% | 98.89% | 100.00% | 100.00% | |
| 97 years old | 29.90% | 86.81% | 99.18% | 100.00% | 100.00% | |
| 98 years old | 31.66% | 88.42% | 99.40% | 100.00% | 100.00% | |
| 99 years old | 33.24% | 89.91% | 99.58% | 100.00% | 100.00% | |
| 100 years old | 34.90% | 91.29% | 99.71% | 100.00% | 100.00% | |
| 101 years old | 36.65% | 92.58% | 99.81% | 100.00% | 100.00% | |
| 102 years old | 38.48% | 93.77% | 99.88% | 100.00% | 100.00% | |
| 103 years old | 40.40% | 94.85% | 99.93% | 100.00% | 100.00% | |
| 104 years old | 42.42% | 95.81% | 99.96% | 100.00% | 100.00% | |
| 105 years old | 44.55% | 96.66% | 99.98% | 100.00% | 100.00% | |
| 106 years old | 46.77% | 97.40% | 99.99% | 100.00% | 100.00% | |
| 107 years old | 49.11% | 98.03% | 99.99% | 100.00% | 100.00% | |
| 108 years old | 51.57% | 98.56% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | |
| 109 years old | 54.15% | 98.98% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | |
| 110 years old | 56.85% | 99.31% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | |
| 111 years old | 59.70% | 99.56% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | |
| 112 years old | 62.68% | 99.74% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | |
| 113 years old | 65.81% | 99.86% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | |
| 114 years old | 69.10% | 99.94% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | |
| 115 years old | 72.56% | 99.98% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | |
| 116 years old | 76.19% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | |
| 117 years old | 80.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | |
| 118 years old | 84.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | |
| 119 years old | 88.20% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Interestingly, women are generally expected to live longer lives than similarly aged men as they grow older. Even among grade-school ages, you’ll see a gap between men and women.
Women in their 40s can expect to comfortably reach 80, with many also expected to live until their centennial year. Even at 70, more than 60% of women are projected to live long enough to blow out 90 candles.
Search by age:
| Age | Within 1 year | Within 5 years | Within 10 years | Within 20 years | Within 30 years | Learn more |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 years old | 0.53% | 0.62% | 0.67% | 0.85% | 1.36% | |
| 1 years old | 0.03% | 0.10% | 0.14% | 0.36% | 0.90% | |
| 2 years old | 0.02% | 0.07% | 0.12% | 0.37% | 0.93% | |
| 3 years old | 0.02% | 0.06% | 0.11% | 0.39% | 0.99% | |
| 4 years old | 0.01% | 0.05% | 0.10% | 0.42% | 1.05% | |
| 5 years old | 0.01% | 0.05% | 0.10% | 0.46% | 1.12% | |
| 6 years old | 0.01% | 0.05% | 0.11% | 0.50% | 1.20% | |
| 7 years old | 0.01% | 0.04% | 0.13% | 0.54% | 1.29% | |
| 8 years old | 0.01% | 0.04% | 0.14% | 0.59% | 1.39% | |
| 9 years old | 0.01% | 0.05% | 0.16% | 0.64% | 1.50% | |
| 10 years old | 0.01% | 0.06% | 0.19% | 0.70% | 1.61% | |
| 11 years old | 0.01% | 0.07% | 0.22% | 0.76% | 1.73% | |
| 12 years old | 0.01% | 0.08% | 0.25% | 0.82% | 1.87% | |
| 13 years old | 0.01% | 0.10% | 0.28% | 0.88% | 2.01% | |
| 14 years old | 0.02% | 0.12% | 0.32% | 0.95% | 2.16% | |
| 15 years old | 0.02% | 0.13% | 0.35% | 1.02% | 2.33% | |
| 16 years old | 0.02% | 0.15% | 0.39% | 1.09% | 2.51% | |
| 17 years old | 0.03% | 0.17% | 0.42% | 1.17% | 2.70% | |
| 18 years old | 0.03% | 0.19% | 0.45% | 1.25% | 2.91% | |
| 19 years old | 0.03% | 0.20% | 0.48% | 1.33% | 3.13% | |
| 20 years old | 0.04% | 0.22% | 0.51% | 1.42% | 3.38% | |
| 21 years old | 0.04% | 0.23% | 0.54% | 1.52% | 3.65% | |
| 22 years old | 0.04% | 0.25% | 0.57% | 1.62% | 3.95% | |
| 23 years old | 0.05% | 0.26% | 0.60% | 1.73% | 4.27% | |
| 24 years old | 0.05% | 0.28% | 0.63% | 1.85% | 4.62% | |
| 25 years old | 0.05% | 0.29% | 0.67% | 1.98% | 5.00% | More info |
| 26 years old | 0.06% | 0.31% | 0.71% | 2.13% | 5.40% | |
| 27 years old | 0.06% | 0.32% | 0.76% | 2.29% | 5.83% | |
| 28 years old | 0.06% | 0.34% | 0.80% | 2.47% | 6.30% | |
| 29 years old | 0.06% | 0.36% | 0.86% | 2.67% | 6.80% | |
| 30 years old | 0.07% | 0.38% | 0.92% | 2.89% | 7.32% | |
| 31 years old | 0.07% | 0.41% | 0.98% | 3.13% | 7.88% | |
| 32 years old | 0.08% | 0.44% | 1.06% | 3.40% | 8.47% | |
| 33 years old | 0.08% | 0.47% | 1.14% | 3.69% | 9.11% | |
| 34 years old | 0.09% | 0.50% | 1.23% | 4.01% | 9.80% | |
| 35 years old | 0.09% | 0.54% | 1.32% | 4.35% | 10.54% | |
| 36 years old | 0.10% | 0.58% | 1.43% | 4.72% | 11.33% | |
| 37 years old | 0.11% | 0.62% | 1.55% | 5.12% | 12.20% | |
| 38 years old | 0.12% | 0.67% | 1.68% | 5.54% | 13.13% | |
| 39 years old | 0.12% | 0.73% | 1.82% | 5.99% | 14.15% | |
| 40 years old | 0.13% | 0.79% | 1.99% | 6.46% | 15.26% | |
| 41 years old | 0.14% | 0.85% | 2.17% | 6.96% | 16.47% | |
| 42 years old | 0.16% | 0.93% | 2.37% | 7.50% | 17.80% | |
| 43 years old | 0.17% | 1.01% | 2.59% | 8.07% | 19.24% | |
| 44 years old | 0.18% | 1.11% | 2.82% | 8.68% | 20.79% | |
| 45 years old | 0.20% | 1.21% | 3.07% | 9.34% | 22.47% | More info |
| 46 years old | 0.22% | 1.33% | 3.34% | 10.05% | 24.27% | |
| 47 years old | 0.24% | 1.45% | 3.63% | 10.82% | 26.24% | |
| 48 years old | 0.26% | 1.59% | 3.93% | 11.65% | 28.36% | |
| 49 years old | 0.29% | 1.74% | 4.24% | 12.56% | 30.66% | |
| 50 years old | 0.32% | 1.89% | 4.57% | 13.55% | 33.13% | |
| 51 years old | 0.35% | 2.04% | 4.90% | 14.62% | 35.80% | |
| 52 years old | 0.38% | 2.21% | 5.25% | 15.80% | 38.68% | |
| 53 years old | 0.41% | 2.38% | 5.63% | 17.09% | 41.76% | |
| 54 years old | 0.44% | 2.55% | 6.03% | 18.49% | 45.01% | |
| 55 years old | 0.48% | 2.73% | 6.46% | 20.01% | 48.43% | |
| 56 years old | 0.52% | 2.92% | 6.94% | 21.66% | 52.01% | |
| 57 years old | 0.55% | 3.12% | 7.46% | 23.46% | 55.74% | |
| 58 years old | 0.59% | 3.33% | 8.04% | 25.43% | 59.59% | |
| 59 years old | 0.63% | 3.57% | 8.69% | 27.58% | 63.55% | |
| 60 years old | 0.67% | 3.84% | 9.41% | 29.93% | 67.57% | |
| 61 years old | 0.72% | 4.14% | 10.22% | 32.49% | 71.58% | |
| 62 years old | 0.77% | 4.48% | 11.14% | 35.28% | 75.51% | |
| 63 years old | 0.83% | 4.87% | 12.15% | 38.28% | 79.28% | |
| 64 years old | 0.90% | 5.31% | 13.26% | 41.48% | 82.82% | |
| 65 years old | 0.98% | 5.80% | 14.48% | 44.87% | 86.07% | |
| 66 years old | 1.07% | 6.35% | 15.82% | 48.43% | 88.95% | |
| 67 years old | 1.18% | 6.96% | 17.29% | 52.17% | 91.43% | |
| 68 years old | 1.29% | 7.65% | 18.91% | 56.06% | 93.51% | |
| 69 years old | 1.41% | 8.40% | 20.69% | 60.08% | 95.19% | |
| 70 years old | 1.56% | 9.22% | 22.65% | 64.20% | 96.51% | |
| 71 years old | 1.73% | 10.11% | 24.80% | 68.34% | 97.52% | |
| 72 years old | 1.90% | 11.10% | 27.17% | 72.44% | 98.28% | |
| 73 years old | 2.09% | 12.19% | 29.75% | 76.41% | 98.84% | |
| 74 years old | 2.29% | 13.42% | 32.53% | 80.19% | 99.24% | |
| 75 years old | 2.53% | 14.80% | 35.53% | 83.71% | 99.52% | |
| 76 years old | 2.80% | 16.34% | 38.74% | 86.87% | 99.71% | |
| 77 years old | 3.11% | 18.08% | 42.17% | 89.64% | 99.83% | |
| 78 years old | 3.46% | 19.99% | 45.81% | 91.99% | 99.90% | |
| 79 years old | 3.85% | 22.08% | 49.67% | 93.93% | 99.95% | |
| 80 years old | 4.30% | 24.34% | 53.71% | 95.48% | 99.97% | |
| 81 years old | 4.82% | 26.78% | 57.90% | 96.70% | 99.99% | |
| 82 years old | 5.38% | 29.41% | 62.15% | 97.64% | 99.99% | |
| 83 years old | 5.98% | 32.27% | 66.43% | 98.35% | 100.00% | |
| 84 years old | 6.64% | 35.41% | 70.64% | 98.88% | 100.00% | |
| 85 years old | 7.38% | 38.83% | 74.72% | 99.26% | 100.00% | |
| 86 years old | 8.24% | 42.50% | 78.57% | 99.52% | 100.00% | |
| 87 years old | 9.22% | 46.39% | 82.09% | 99.70% | 100.00% | |
| 88 years old | 10.33% | 50.43% | 85.22% | 99.82% | 100.00% | |
| 89 years old | 11.57% | 54.55% | 87.94% | 99.90% | 100.00% | |
| 90 years old | 12.95% | 58.68% | 90.24% | 99.94% | 100.00% | |
| 91 years old | 14.44% | 62.73% | 92.17% | 99.97% | 100.00% | |
| 92 years old | 16.06% | 66.59% | 93.77% | 99.98% | 100.00% | |
| 93 years old | 17.79% | 70.19% | 95.09% | 99.99% | 100.00% | |
| 94 years old | 19.62% | 73.47% | 96.18% | 100.00% | 100.00% | |
| 95 years old | 21.47% | 76.38% | 97.05% | 100.00% | 100.00% | |
| 96 years old | 23.31% | 78.99% | 97.76% | 100.00% | 100.00% | |
| 97 years old | 25.11% | 81.36% | 98.33% | 100.00% | 100.00% | |
| 98 years old | 26.83% | 83.54% | 98.78% | 100.00% | 100.00% | |
| 99 years old | 28.44% | 85.58% | 99.13% | 100.00% | 100.00% | |
| 100 years old | 30.15% | 87.52% | 99.41% | 100.00% | 100.00% | |
| 101 years old | 31.96% | 89.34% | 99.61% | 100.00% | 100.00% | |
| 102 years old | 33.87% | 91.04% | 99.75% | 100.00% | 100.00% | |
| 103 years old | 35.91% | 92.59% | 99.85% | 100.00% | 100.00% | |
| 104 years old | 38.06% | 93.99% | 99.92% | 100.00% | 100.00% | |
| 105 years old | 40.34% | 95.24% | 99.96% | 100.00% | 100.00% | |
| 106 years old | 42.76% | 96.33% | 99.98% | 100.00% | 100.00% | |
| 107 years old | 45.33% | 97.26% | 99.99% | 100.00% | 100.00% | |
| 108 years old | 48.05% | 98.03% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | |
| 109 years old | 50.93% | 98.64% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | |
| 110 years old | 53.99% | 99.12% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | |
| 111 years old | 57.23% | 99.47% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | |
| 112 years old | 60.66% | 99.70% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | |
| 113 years old | 64.30% | 99.85% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | |
| 114 years old | 68.16% | 99.93% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | |
| 115 years old | 72.25% | 99.98% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | |
| 116 years old | 76.19% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | |
| 117 years old | 80.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | |
| 118 years old | 84.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | |
| 119 years old | 88.20% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Source: Death probability taken from the 2014 SSA Period Life Table.
Methodology
We based our data on 2014 actuarial life tables from the Social Security Administration. Using compound probability, we used this data to calculate the odds of dying within increments of 5, 10, 20 and 30 years for men and women in the US. Your actual probability could be higher or lower depending on a range of health and lifestyle factors.
Actuarial tables are about as close as we’ll ever come to being able to predict when we’ll die – in a general sense. And “how we’ll die” will vary based on each persons’ unique set of circumstances.
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Bottom line
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What % of men age 75 will live to age 85?
Hi,
Based on our mortality rates research data from 2014, 54.60% of men in the US aged 75 will live to 85.
Thanks,
Jing