A 65 year old man in Australia had an average life expectancy of another 20.2 years in 2022. This was the highest among OECD countries. The statistic shows the life expectancy of men at the age of 65 years in OECD countries in 2022.

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The life expectancy for men aged 65 years in the U.S. has gradually increased since the 1960s. Now men in the United States aged 65 can expect to live 17 more years on average. Women aged 65 years can expect to live around 19.7 more years on average.

Life expectancy in the U.S.

As of 2021, the average life expectancy at birth in the United States was 76.33 years. Life expectancy in the U.S. had steadily increased for many years but has recently dropped slightly. Women consistently have a higher life expectancy than men but have also seen a slight decrease. As of 2019, a woman in the U.S. could be expected to live up to 79.3 years.

Leading causes of death

The leading causes of death in the United States include heart disease, cancer, unintentional injuries, chronic lower respiratory diseases and cerebrovascular diseases. However, heart disease and cancer account for around 38 percent of all deaths. Although heart disease and cancer are the leading causes of death for both men and women, there are slight variations in the leading causes of death. For example, unintentional injury and suicide account for a larger portion of deaths among men than they do among women.

Between 1980 and 2022, life expectancy at 65 has increased for males and females in the United Kingdom. For men life expectancy has grown by around 5.29 years, while for women it has increased by about 3.85 years.

In 2022, the life expectancy at birth for women born in the UK was 82.57 years, compared with 78.57 years for men. By age 65 men had a life expectancy of 18.25 years, compared with 20.76 years for women.

This table contains 2394 series, with data for years 1991 - 1991 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...), Population group (19 items: Entire cohort; Income adequacy quintile 1 (lowest);Income adequacy quintile 2;Income adequacy quintile 3 ...), Age (14 items: At 25 years; At 30 years; At 40 years; At 35 years ...), Sex (3 items: Both sexes; Females; Males ...), Characteristics (3 items: Life expectancy; High 95% confidence interval; life expectancy; Low 95% confidence interval; life expectancy ...).

In 2021, a woman in the United States aged 65 years could expect to live another 19.7 years on average. This number decreased in the years 2020 and 2021, after reaching a high of 20.8 years in 2019. Nevertheless, the life expectancy of a woman aged 65 years in the United States is still higher than that of a man of that age. In 2021, a man aged 65 years could be expected to live another 17 years on average.

Why has the life expectancy in the U.S. declined? Overall, life expectancy in the United States has declined in recent years. In 2019, the life expectancy for U.S. women was 81.4 years, but by 2021 it had decreased to 79.3 years. Likewise, the life expectancy for men decreased from 76.3 years to 73.5 years in the same period. The biggest contributors to this decline in life expectancy are the COVID-19 pandemic and the opioid epidemic. Although deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic have decreased significantly since 2022, deaths from opioid overdose continue to increase, reaching all-time highs in 2021.

The leading causes of death among U.S. women The leading causes of death among women in the United States in 2020 were heart disease, cancer, and COVID-19. That year heart disease and cancer accounted for a combined 37 percent of all deaths among women, while around 10 percent of deaths were due to COVID-19. The overall leading causes of death in the United States generally reflect the leading causes among women with some slight variations. For example, Alzheimer’s disease is the fourth leading cause of death among women, but the seventh leading cause of death overall in the United States.

Life expectancy at birth and at age 65, by sex, on a three-year average basis.

This table contains mortality indicators by sex for Canada and all provinces except Prince Edward Island. These indicators are derived from three-year complete life tables. Mortality indicators derived from single-year life tables are also available (table 13-10-0837). For Prince Edward Island, Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, mortality indicators derived from three-year abridged life tables are available (table 13-10-0140).

This table contains the calculated life expectancy at municipal, GGD and national level over the period 1996-2020. At municipal level, the figures are calculated on the basis of four-year periods. At the GGD and national level, also based on individual years and subdivided by gender. The regional classification of 2020 has been used for all years. The figures in this table come from the Cause of Death Statistics of Statistics Netherlands (CBS). Data available from: 1996 Status of the figures: The figures in this table are final. Changes as of 23-06-2022: None, this is a new table. When will new numbers come out? New figures are released every two years. These are published in separate tables.

In 2022, the life expectancy of a 65-year-old woman in Israel was just over 22 years. On the other hand, the life expectancy of men in the country was over 19.4 years, about 2.5 years less than that of women.

Life expectancy in years by age, sex and year

In 2020/22, life expectancy at birth in Northern Ireland was 82.26 years for women and 78.43 years for men. For people aged 65 life expectancy was 20.54 years for women, and 18.29 years for men.

Chart and table of Germany life expectancy from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.

Number of deaths and mortality rates, by age group, sex, and place of residence, 1991 to most recent year.

In 2020/22, life expectancy at birth in Scotland was 80.73 years for women and 76.52 years for men. For people aged 65 in Scotland life expectancy was 19.61 years for women and 17.29 years for men.

Chart and table of India life expectancy from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.

In 2022, the life expectancy of men at birth in the United States increased by 1.3 years (+1.77 percent) compared to 2021. In total, the life expectancy amounted to 74.8 years in 2022. This increase was preceded by a declining life expectancy.Life expectancy at birth refers to the number of years the average newborn is expected to live, providing that mortality patterns at the time of birth do not change thereafter.Find more statistics on other topics about the United States with key insights such as total fertility rate, infant mortality rate, and total life expectancy at birth.

Chart and table of Hong Kong life expectancy from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.

This table contains projections of the population of the Netherlands on 1 January by age (three groups) and population development: the number of live births, the number of deaths and foreign migration. In addition, the table contains demographic pressure, the total fertility rate per woman and the period life expectancy at birth and at age 65 by gender. The period life expectancy, calculated from a period survival table, is a summary measure of the mortality probabilities in a calendar year. It indicates how old people would live on average if the mortality probabilities-by-age of that year would apply throughout their lives. See section 4 for an explanation of the difference between the period survival table and a cohort survival table. Forecast intervals are also included in the table. Data available: 2021-2070 Status of the figures: The figures in this table are calculated forecast figures. Changes as of December 16, 2022: This table has been discontinued. See section 3 for the successor to this table. Changes as of December 16, 2021: None, this is a new table in which the previous forecast has been adjusted on the basis of the observations that have now become available. The forecast period now runs from 2021 to 2070. When will new figures be released? The publication frequency of this table is one-off. In December 2022, a new table will be published with the forecast of the population.