Life Expectancy of a 68-Year-Old Woman
18.5 years left on average (about 964 weeks), to about age 86.5.
The CDC's 2024 US life table gives a 68-year-old woman 18.5 more years on average, against 16.2 for a man the same age. At 63 a woman had 22.4 years left, so the five years from 63 to 68 took only 3.9 years off her remaining average.
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Chance of reaching each age
| Age | Chance a 68-year-old woman reaches it |
|---|---|
| 70 | 97% |
| 75 | 89% |
| 80 | 77% |
| 85 | 59% |
| 90 | 37% |
| 95 | 15% |
| 100 | 3.5% |
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 | 98.7% | 1.3% (about 1 in 80) |
| 5 years | 92.9% | 7.1% (about 1 in 14) |
| 10 years | 83% | 17% (about 1 in 6) |
For a 68-year-old woman, the chance of dying in the next 12 months is about 1 in 80, on 2024 US death rates.
Survival curve
Men, women and everyone at age 68
| Life table | Years left | Average age reached | Half live past | Chance of 90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 16.2 | 84.2 | 84.7 | 26% |
| Female | 18.5 | 86.5 | 87.2 | 37% |
| Everyone | 17.4 | 85.4 | 86.0 | 32% |
Nearby ages
Remaining years by age
Women aged 68 have 18.5 years left on average. At 73 they have 14.7 and at 78 they have 11.2.
Life expectancy at other ages (women)
How these numbers work
85,163 of every 100,000 babies on the 2024 female table are still alive at 68, and 70,308 at 78. So 83% of 68-year-olds make it to 78. Half have died by 87.2, 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 68 questions
How long will a 68-year-old woman live?
18.5 more years is the average on the 2024 table, which takes a 68-year-old woman to about 86.5. Half of women this age live past 87.2, and 1 in 4 past 92.6.
What are the chances a 68-year-old woman lives to 90?
37 in 100, on 2024 US death rates. For 80 it is 77 in 100, and for 100 it is 3.5 in 100.
Is this a prediction for me?
No. It is the average for all women aged 68 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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