How long does a 83 year old live?
A woman of 83 in the US reaches 91.2 on average, and a man 90.1, by the 2024 US life table. That's 8.2 and 7.1 more years. Half of 83-year-old women live past 91, and half of men past 90.
Women aged 83
91.2the average age reached
- Reach 8588%
- Reach 9055%
- Reach 9523%
- Reach 1005%
- Years left
- 8.2
- The middle half reach
- 87 to 95
Men aged 83
90.1the average age reached
- Reach 8585%
- Reach 9046%
- Reach 9516%
- Reach 1003%
- Years left
- 7.1
- The middle half reach
- 86 to 93
Out of 100 people aged 83, how many are still alive at each age
| Age | Women | Men |
|---|---|---|
| 85 | 88 | 85 |
| 90 | 55 | 46 |
| 95 | 23 | 16 |
| 100 | 5 | 3 |
Why it's higher than 79
The 79.0 years you hear about is the US average at birth in 2024. By 83, you've already passed the ages where some people born the same year died, so the average age you reach is higher: 91.2 for women and 90.1 for men.
What moves your own number
This is the average for everyone in the US aged 83, 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
