Life Expectancy of a 64-Year-Old Woman
21.6 years left on average (about 1,129 weeks), to about age 85.6.
The CDC's 2024 US life table gives a 64-year-old woman 21.6 more years on average, against 19.1 for a man the same age. At 59 a woman had 25.8 years left, so the five years from 59 to 64 took only 4.2 years off her remaining average. Medicare starts at 65, 1 year from now.
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Chance of reaching each age
| Age | Chance a 64-year-old woman reaches it |
|---|---|
| 65 | 99% |
| 70 | 93% |
| 75 | 86% |
| 80 | 74% |
| 85 | 57% |
| 90 | 35% |
| 95 | 15% |
| 100 | 3.3% |
Chance of being alive in 1, 5 and 10 years
| Time from now | Chance of being alive | Chance of dying within that time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 year | 99.1% | 0.9% (about 1 in 108) |
| 5 years | 94.7% | 5.3% (about 1 in 19) |
| 10 years | 87% | 13% (about 1 in 8) |
For a 64-year-old woman, the chance of dying in the next 12 months is about 1 in 108, on 2024 US death rates.
Survival curve
Men, women and everyone at age 64
| Life table | Years left | Average age reached | Half live past | Chance of 90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 19.1 | 83.1 | 83.9 | 25% |
| Female | 21.6 | 85.6 | 86.7 | 35% |
| Everyone | 20.4 | 84.4 | 85.4 | 30% |
Nearby ages
Remaining years by age
Women aged 64 have 21.6 years left on average. At 69 they have 17.7 and at 74 they have 14.0.
Life expectancy at other ages (women)
How these numbers work
88,809 of every 100,000 babies on the 2024 female table are still alive at 64, and 77,620 at 74. So 87% of 64-year-olds make it to 74. Half have died by 86.7, the median age, and by 95 only 13,135 of the original 100,000 are left.
Source: National Center for Health Statistics, United States Life Tables, 2024 (Table 3, females). Educational information, not medical or financial advice.
Life expectancy at 64 questions
How long will a 64-year-old woman live?
21.6 more years is the average on the 2024 table, which takes a 64-year-old woman to about 85.6. Half of women this age live past 86.7, and 1 in 4 past 92.3.
What are the chances a 64-year-old woman lives to 90?
35 in 100, on 2024 US death rates. For 80 it is 74 in 100, and for 100 it is 3.3 in 100.
Is this a prediction for me?
No. It is the average for all women aged 64 in the US on 2024 death rates. Health, habits, income and where you live can move your own number by years either way.
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