How long does a 64 year old live?
A woman of 64 in the US reaches 85.6 on average, and a man 83.1, by the 2024 US life table. That's 21.6 and 19.1 more years. Half of 64-year-old women live past 87, and half of men past 84.
Women aged 64
85.6the average age reached
- Reach 7093%
- Reach 7586%
- Reach 8074%
- Reach 8557%
- Reach 9035%
- Reach 9515%
- Reach 1003%
- Years left
- 21.6
- The middle half reach
- 80 to 92
Men aged 64
83.1the average age reached
- Reach 7090%
- Reach 7579%
- Reach 8064%
- Reach 8545%
- Reach 9025%
- Reach 958%
- Reach 1001%
- Years left
- 19.1
- The middle half reach
- 76 to 90
Out of 100 people aged 64, how many are still alive at each age
| Age | Women | Men |
|---|---|---|
| 65 | 99 | 99 |
| 70 | 93 | 90 |
| 75 | 86 | 79 |
| 80 | 74 | 64 |
| 85 | 57 | 45 |
| 90 | 35 | 25 |
| 95 | 15 | 8 |
| 100 | 3 | 1 |
Why it's higher than 79
The 79.0 years you hear about is the US average at birth in 2024. By 64, you've already passed the ages where some people born the same year died, so the average age you reach is higher: 85.6 for women and 83.1 for men.
What moves your own number
This is the average for everyone in the US aged 64, smokers and marathon runners alike. In a study of 123,219 US health professionals, people with five healthy habits at 50 could expect 12 to 14 more years than people with none (Li 2018). See your own estimate from the same study, or take the floor test.
2 sources
- NCHS, United States Life Tables, 2024, National Vital Statistics Reports 75(5)cdc.gov
- Li Y and others, Circulation 2018pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
