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Period Life Expectancy

Single-Year Tables

Historical Projected

Table V.A3.- Period Life Expectancy a
    Intermediate   Low-cost   High-cost
At birth   At age 65 At birth   At age 65 At birth   At age 65
Calendar year Male   Female Male   Female Male   Female Male   Female Male   Female Male   Female

Historical data:
1940   61.4   65.7   11.9   13.4                 
1941   61.9   66.5   12.2   13.8                 
1942   62.6   67.4   12.4   14.1                 
1943   62.3   67.1   12.1   13.7                 
1944   62.7   67.8   12.5   14.1                 
1945   62.9   68.4   12.6   14.4                 
1946   64.3   69.2   12.9   14.6                 
1947   64.6   69.7   12.6   14.5                 
1948   64.8   70.2   12.7   14.7                 
1949   65.3   70.7   12.8   14.9                 
1950   65.6   71.1   12.8   15.1                 
1951   65.7   71.4   12.8   15.2                 
1952   65.8   71.6   13.0   15.3                 
1953   66.0   72.0   12.9   15.3                 
1954   66.7   72.8   13.2   15.8                 
1955   66.7   72.8   13.1   15.6                 
1956   66.7   72.9   13.0   15.7                 
1957   66.5   72.7   12.9   15.6                 
1958   66.6   72.9   12.9   15.7                 
1959   66.8   73.2   13.1   15.9                 
1960   66.7   73.2   12.9   15.9                 
1961   67.1   73.6   13.1   16.1                 
1962   66.9   73.5   12.9   16.0                 
1963   66.6   73.4   12.8   16.0                 
1964   66.8   73.7   13.0   16.3                 
1965   66.8   73.8   12.9   16.3                 
1966   66.7   73.9   12.9   16.3                 
1967   67.0   74.3   13.0   16.6                 
1968   66.6   74.2   12.8   16.6                 
1969   66.9   74.6   13.0   16.9                 
1970   67.2   74.9   13.1   17.1                 
1971   67.4   75.1   13.1   17.1                 
1972   67.4   75.2   13.1   17.2                 
1973   67.6   75.5   13.2   17.4                 
1974   68.3   76.0   13.5   17.7                 
1975   68.7   76.6   13.7   18.0                 
1976   69.1   76.8   13.8   18.1                 
1977   69.4   77.2   13.9   18.3                 
1978   69.6   77.3   14.0   18.3                 
1979   70.0   77.7   14.2   18.6                 
1980   69.9   77.5   14.0   18.4                 
1981   70.4   77.9   14.2   18.6                 
1982   70.8   78.2   14.5   18.8                 
1983   70.9   78.1   14.3   18.6                 
1984   71.1   78.2   14.4   18.7                 
1985   71.1   78.2   14.4   18.6                 
1986   71.1   78.3   14.5   18.7                 
1987   71.2   78.2   14.6   18.6                 
1988   71.3   78.4   14.6   18.7                 
1989   71.6   78.6   14.9   18.9                 
1990   71.8   78.9   15.1   19.1                 
1991   72.0   79.0   15.2   19.2                 
1992   72.3   79.2   15.3   19.3                 
1993   72.1   79.0   15.2   19.0                 
1994   72.3   79.1   15.3   19.1                 
1995   72.5   79.1   15.4   19.1                 
1996   73.0   79.2   15.5   19.1                 
1997   73.4   79.4   15.6   19.1                 
1998   73.7   79.4   15.7   19.1                 
1999   73.8   79.3   15.7   19.0                 
2000   74.0   79.4   15.9   19.0                 
2001   74.1   79.4   16.1   19.1                 
2002   74.2   79.5   16.2   19.1                 
2003   74.4   79.6   16.3   19.2                 
2004   74.8   80.0   16.7   19.5                 
2005   74.8   80.0   16.7   19.5                 
2006   75.1   80.2   17.0   19.7                 
2007   75.4   80.4   17.2   19.9                 
2008 b   75.4   80.3   17.2   19.8                 
2009 b   75.6   80.4   17.4   19.8                 
2010 b   75.8   80.5   17.5   19.9                 

Projected:
2011   75.9   80.6   17.7   20.0   75.8   80.5   17.6   19.9   76.0   80.7   17.8   20.0
2012   76.1   80.7   17.8   20.0   75.8   80.5   17.6   19.9   76.3   80.8   18.0   20.2
2013   76.2   80.7   17.9   20.1   75.9   80.5   17.7   19.9   76.5   81.0   18.1   20.3
2014   76.3   80.8   18.0   20.1   75.9   80.5   17.7   19.9   76.7   81.2   18.3   20.4
2015   76.5   80.9   18.1   20.2   76.0   80.5   17.8   19.9   77.0   81.3   18.5   20.5
2016   76.6   81.0   18.2   20.3   76.0   80.5   17.8   19.9   77.2   81.5   18.6   20.6
2017   76.7   81.1   18.3   20.3   76.1   80.6   17.8   20.0   77.4   81.7   18.8   20.8
2018   76.8   81.2   18.4   20.4   76.1   80.6   17.9   20.0   77.6   81.8   18.9   20.9
2019   77.0   81.3   18.4   20.5   76.2   80.6   17.9   20.0   77.8   82.0   19.0   21.0
2020   77.1   81.4   18.5   20.5   76.2   80.7   17.9   20.0   78.0   82.2   19.2   21.1
2021   77.2   81.5   18.6   20.6   76.3   80.7   18.0   20.0   78.2   82.3   19.3   21.3
2022   77.3   81.6   18.6   20.6   76.3   80.7   18.0   20.1   78.4   82.5   19.4   21.4
2023   77.4   81.7   18.7   20.7   76.4   80.8   18.0   20.1   78.6   82.7   19.5   21.5
2024   77.6   81.8   18.8   20.8   76.4   80.8   18.0   20.1   78.8   82.8   19.7   21.6
2025   77.7   81.9   18.8   20.8   76.5   80.9   18.1   20.1   79.0   83.0   19.8   21.7
2026   77.8   82.0   18.9   20.9   76.6   80.9   18.1   20.2   79.1   83.2   19.9   21.8
2027   77.9   82.1   19.0   20.9   76.6   81.0   18.1   20.2   79.3   83.3   20.0   22.0
2028   78.0   82.2   19.0   21.0   76.7   81.0   18.1   20.2   79.5   83.5   20.1   22.1
2029   78.1   82.3   19.1   21.1   76.7   81.0   18.2   20.2   79.7   83.6   20.3   22.2
2030   78.2   82.4   19.2   21.1   76.8   81.1   18.2   20.2   79.9   83.8   20.4   22.3
2031   78.4   82.4   19.2   21.2   76.8   81.1   18.2   20.3   80.1   83.9   20.5   22.4
2032   78.5   82.5   19.3   21.3   76.9   81.2   18.3   20.3   80.2   84.1   20.6   22.5
2033   78.6   82.6   19.4   21.3   76.9   81.2   18.3   20.3   80.4   84.2   20.7   22.6
2034   78.7   82.7   19.4   21.4   77.0   81.2   18.3   20.3   80.6   84.4   20.8   22.7
2035   78.8   82.8   19.5   21.4   77.0   81.3   18.3   20.4   80.7   84.5   20.9   22.8
2036   78.9   82.9   19.5   21.5   77.1   81.3   18.4   20.4   80.9   84.7   21.0   22.9
2037   79.0   83.0   19.6   21.5   77.1   81.4   18.4   20.4   81.1   84.8   21.1   23.0
2038   79.1   83.1   19.7   21.6   77.2   81.4   18.4   20.4   81.2   85.0   21.2   23.1
2039   79.2   83.2   19.7   21.7   77.2   81.5   18.4   20.5   81.4   85.1   21.4   23.2
2040   79.3   83.3   19.8   21.7   77.3   81.5   18.5   20.5   81.6   85.2   21.5   23.3
2041   79.4   83.4   19.8   21.8   77.3   81.5   18.5   20.5   81.7   85.4   21.6   23.4
2042   79.5   83.4   19.9   21.8   77.4   81.6   18.5   20.5   81.9   85.5   21.7   23.5
2043   79.6   83.5   20.0   21.9   77.4   81.6   18.5   20.6   82.1   85.7   21.8   23.6
2044   79.7   83.6   20.0   22.0   77.5   81.7   18.6   20.6   82.2   85.8   21.9   23.7
2045   79.8   83.7   20.1   22.0   77.5   81.7   18.6   20.6   82.4   85.9   22.0   23.8
2046   79.9   83.8   20.1   22.1   77.6   81.7   18.6   20.6   82.5   86.1   22.1   23.9
2047   80.0   83.9   20.2   22.1   77.6   81.8   18.6   20.7   82.7   86.2   22.2   24.0
2048   80.1   84.0   20.2   22.2   77.7   81.8   18.7   20.7   82.8   86.3   22.3   24.1
2049   80.2   84.0   20.3   22.2   77.7   81.9   18.7   20.7   83.0   86.4   22.4   24.2
2050   80.3   84.1   20.3   22.3   77.8   81.9   18.7   20.7   83.1   86.6   22.5   24.3
2051   80.4   84.2   20.4   22.3   77.8   81.9   18.7   20.7   83.3   86.7   22.5   24.4
2052   80.5   84.3   20.5   22.4   77.9   82.0   18.8   20.8   83.4   86.8   22.6   24.5
2053   80.6   84.4   20.5   22.4   77.9   82.0   18.8   20.8   83.6   86.9   22.7   24.6
2054   80.7   84.5   20.6   22.5   78.0   82.0   18.8   20.8   83.7   87.0   22.8   24.6
2055   80.8   84.5   20.6   22.6   78.0   82.1   18.8   20.8   83.8   87.2   22.9   24.7
2056   80.9   84.6   20.7   22.6   78.1   82.1   18.9   20.9   84.0   87.3   23.0   24.8
2057   81.0   84.7   20.7   22.7   78.1   82.2   18.9   20.9   84.1   87.4   23.1   24.9
2058   81.1   84.8   20.8   22.7   78.2   82.2   18.9   20.9   84.3   87.5   23.2   25.0
2059   81.2   84.8   20.8   22.8   78.2   82.2   18.9   20.9   84.4   87.6   23.3   25.1
2060   81.3   84.9   20.9   22.8   78.3   82.3   19.0   21.0   84.5   87.7   23.4   25.2
2061   81.3   85.0   20.9   22.9   78.3   82.3   19.0   21.0   84.7   87.9   23.5   25.2
2062   81.4   85.1   21.0   22.9   78.3   82.3   19.0   21.0   84.8   88.0   23.6   25.3
2063   81.5   85.1   21.0   23.0   78.4   82.4   19.0   21.0   84.9   88.1   23.6   25.4
2064   81.6   85.2   21.1   23.0   78.4   82.4   19.0   21.0   85.1   88.2   23.7   25.5
2065   81.7   85.3   21.2   23.1   78.5   82.5   19.1   21.1   85.2   88.3   23.8   25.6
2066   81.8   85.4   21.2   23.1   78.5   82.5   19.1   21.1   85.3   88.4   23.9   25.6
2067   81.9   85.4   21.3   23.2   78.6   82.5   19.1   21.1   85.4   88.5   24.0   25.7
2068   82.0   85.5   21.3   23.2   78.6   82.6   19.1   21.1   85.6   88.6   24.1   25.8
2069   82.0   85.6   21.4   23.3   78.7   82.6   19.2   21.2   85.7   88.7   24.1   25.9
2070   82.1   85.7   21.4   23.3   78.7   82.6   19.2   21.2   85.8   88.8   24.2   26.0
2071   82.2   85.7   21.5   23.4   78.8   82.7   19.2   21.2   85.9   88.9   24.3   26.0
2072   82.3   85.8   21.5   23.4   78.8   82.7   19.2   21.2   86.1   89.0   24.4   26.1
2073   82.4   85.9   21.6   23.5   78.8   82.7   19.3   21.2   86.2   89.1   24.5   26.2
2074   82.5   85.9   21.6   23.5   78.9   82.8   19.3   21.3   86.3   89.2   24.6   26.3
2075   82.5   86.0   21.7   23.6   78.9   82.8   19.3   21.3   86.4   89.3   24.6   26.3
2076   82.6   86.1   21.7   23.6   79.0   82.9   19.3   21.3   86.5   89.4   24.7   26.4
2077   82.7   86.2   21.8   23.7   79.0   82.9   19.4   21.3   86.7   89.5   24.8   26.5
2078   82.8   86.2   21.8   23.7   79.1   82.9   19.4   21.4   86.8   89.6   24.9   26.6
2079   82.9   86.3   21.9   23.8   79.1   83.0   19.4   21.4   86.9   89.7   25.0   26.6
2080   82.9   86.4   21.9   23.8   79.1   83.0   19.4   21.4   87.0   89.8   25.0   26.7
2081   83.0   86.4   21.9   23.8   79.2   83.0   19.4   21.4   87.1   89.9   25.1   26.8
2082   83.1   86.5   22.0   23.9   79.2   83.1   19.5   21.4   87.2   90.0   25.2   26.9
2083   83.2   86.6   22.0   23.9   79.3   83.1   19.5   21.5   87.3   90.1   25.3   26.9
2084   83.3   86.6   22.1   24.0   79.3   83.1   19.5   21.5   87.5   90.2   25.3   27.0
2085   83.3   86.7   22.1   24.0   79.4   83.2   19.5   21.5   87.6   90.3   25.4   27.1
2086   83.4   86.8   22.2   24.1   79.4   83.2   19.6   21.5   87.7   90.4   25.5   27.1
a The period life expectancy at a given age for a given year represents the average number of years of life remaining if a group of persons at that exact age, born on January 1, were to experience the mortality rates for that year over the course of their remaining lives.
b Estimated.
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