How long does a 80 year old live?
A woman of 80 in the US reaches 89.9 on average, and a man 88.6, by the 2024 US life table. That's 9.9 and 8.6 more years. Half of 80-year-old women live past 90, and half of men past 88.
Women aged 80
89.9the average age reached
- Reach 8577%
- Reach 9048%
- Reach 9520%
- Reach 1005%
- Years left
- 9.9
- The middle half reach
- 85 to 94
Men aged 80
88.6the average age reached
- Reach 8571%
- Reach 9039%
- Reach 9513%
- Reach 1002%
- Years left
- 8.6
- The middle half reach
- 84 to 92
Out of 100 people aged 80, how many are still alive at each age
| Age | Women | Men |
|---|---|---|
| 85 | 77 | 71 |
| 90 | 48 | 39 |
| 95 | 20 | 13 |
| 100 | 5 | 2 |
Why it's higher than 79
The 79.0 years you hear about is the US average at birth in 2024. By 80, you've already passed the ages where some people born the same year died, so the average age you reach is higher: 89.9 for women and 88.6 for men.
What moves your own number
This is the average for everyone in the US aged 80, 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
