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Life Expectancy
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Life Expectancy
See Also
Health Concerns in the Elderly
See Also
Charlson Comorbidity Index
Four Year Prognostic Index
(
Lee Index
)
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
)
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
Kochanek (2015) Natl Vital Stat Rep 63(3): 1-120 [PubMed]
Resources
EPrognosis
https://eprognosis.ucsf.edu/
Lee Index
http://eprognosis.ucsf.edu/lee.php
Schonberg Index
http://eprognosis.ucsf.edu/schonberg.php
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