Life Expectancy of a 71-Year-Old Woman
16.2 years left on average (about 844 weeks), to about age 87.2.
The CDC's 2024 US life table gives a 71-year-old woman 16.2 more years on average, against 14.2 for a man the same age. At 66 a woman had 20.0 years left, so the five years from 66 to 71 cost her only 3.8 of them. Medicare starts at 65, and full Social Security retirement age is 67 for anyone born in 1960 or later.
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Chance of reaching each age
| Age | Chance a 71-year-old woman reaches it |
|---|---|
| 75 | 93% |
| 80 | 80% |
| 85 | 62% |
| 90 | 38% |
| 95 | 16% |
| 100 | 3.6% |
Chance of being alive in 1, 5 and 10 years
| Time from now | Chance of being alive | Chance of dying first |
|---|---|---|
| 1 year | 98% | 1.6% (about 1 in 64) |
| 5 years | 91% | 9.2% (about 1 in 11) |
| 10 years | 77% | 23% (about 1 in 4) |
For a 71-year-old woman, the chance of dying in the next 12 months is about 1 in 64, on 2024 US death rates.
Survival curve
Men, women and everyone at age 71
Nearby ages
Remaining years by age
Women aged 71 have 16.2 years left on average. At 76 they have 12.5 and at 81 they have 9.3.
Life expectancy from 46 to 100 (women)
How these numbers work
81,759 of every 100,000 babies on the 2024 female table are still alive at 71, and 63,001 at 81. So 77% of 71-year-olds make it to 81. Half have died by 87.6, the median age, and by 95 only 13,135 of the 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 71 questions
How long will a 71-year-old woman live?
16.2 more years is the average on the 2024 table, which takes a 71-year-old woman to about 87.2. Half of women this age live past 87.6, and 1 in 4 past 92.8.
What are the chances a 71-year-old woman lives to 90?
38 in 100, on 2024 US death rates. For 80 it is 80 in 100, and for 100 it is 4 in 100.
Is this a prediction for me?
No. It is the average for all women aged 71 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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