II. See Also
III. Precautions
- Life Expectancy of 10 years impacts is a common cut-off for screening (e.g. Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer)
- Comorbid chronic disease significantly impacts Life Expectancy (see Charlson Comorbidity Index, Lee Index)
IV. Epidemiology: Mean Additional Years of Life Expectancy (U.S.)
- Age 0
- Male: 76.3 years on average
- Female: 81.1 years on average
- Age 65
- Male: 17.8 years on average
- Female: 20.3 years on average
- Age 70
- Male: 14.3 years on average (range 8 to 19 years)
- Female: 16.5 years on average (range 10 to 22 years)
- Age 75
- Male: 11.1 years on average (range 6 to 15 years)
- Female: 12.9 years on average (range 7 to 17 years)
- Age 80
- Male: 8.2 years on average (range 4 to 12 years)
- Female: 9.6 years on average (range 5 to 13 years)
- Age 85
- Male: 5.9 years on average (range 2 to 8 years)
- Female: 6.9 years on average (range 3 to 10 years)
- Age 90
- Male: 4.1 years on average (range 2 to 6 years)
- Female: 4.8 years on average (range 2 to 7 years)
- Age 95
- Male: 2.9 years on average
- Female: 3.3 years on average
- Age 100
- Male: 2.1 years on average
- Female: 2.3 years on average
- References
V. Resources
- EPrognosis
- Lee Index
- Schonberg Index