Life Expectancy of a 46-Year-Old Man
33.7 years left on average (about 1,761 weeks), to about age 79.7.
The CDC's 2024 US life table gives a 46-year-old man 33.7 more years on average, against 37.3 for a woman the same age. At 41 a man had 38.2 years left, so the five years from 41 to 46 took only 4.5 years off his remaining average.
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Chance of reaching each age
| Age | Chance a 46-year-old man reaches it |
|---|---|
| 60 | 92% |
| 65 | 86% |
| 70 | 78% |
| 75 | 69% |
| 80 | 56% |
| 85 | 40% |
| 90 | 22% |
| 95 | 7.4% |
| 100 | 1.3% |
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 | 99.6% | 0.4% (about 1 in 270) |
| 5 years | 97.9% | 2.1% (about 1 in 47) |
| 10 years | 94.9% | 5.1% (about 1 in 20) |
For a 46-year-old man, the chance of dying in the next 12 months is about 1 in 270, on 2024 US death rates.
Survival curve
Men, women and everyone at age 46
| Life table | Years left | Average age reached | Half live past | Chance of 90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 33.7 | 79.7 | 82.0 | 22% |
| Female | 37.3 | 83.3 | 85.6 | 33% |
| Everyone | 35.6 | 81.6 | 83.9 | 27% |
Nearby ages
Remaining years by age
Men aged 46 have 33.7 years left on average. At 51 they have 29.4 and at 56 they have 25.2.
Life expectancy at other ages (men)
How these numbers work
93,521 of every 100,000 babies on the 2024 male table are still alive at 46, and 88,777 at 56. So 95% of 46-year-olds make it to 56. Half have died by 82.0, the median age, and by 95 only 6,890 of the original 100,000 are left.
Source: National Center for Health Statistics, United States Life Tables, 2024 (Table 2, males). Educational information, not medical or financial advice.
Life expectancy at 46 questions
How long will a 46-year-old man live?
33.7 more years is the average on the 2024 table, which takes a 46-year-old man to about 79.7. Half of men this age live past 82.0, and 1 in 4 past 89.0.
What are the chances a 46-year-old man lives to 90?
22 in 100, on 2024 US death rates. For 80 it is 56 in 100, and for 100 it is 1.3 in 100.
Is this a prediction for me?
No. It is the average for all men aged 46 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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