Use this Life Expectancy Table to help determine how long you should plan for. Start with present age and add the number of years in the male or female column. Example: If you are a male 40 years old, the life expectancy table indicates you can live an additional 35.9 years, to age 76.

Age Today Male Female

23 51.6 57.2

28 47.0 52.3

33 42.3 47.5

38 37.7 42.7

40 35.9 40.7

43 33.2 38.0

45 31.5 36.1

48 28.8 33.4

50 27.2 31.5

53 24.6 28.9

55 23.1 27.1

58 20.6 24.6

60 19.2 22.9

63 16.8 20.6

65 15.7 19.0

68 13.6 16.8

70 12.6 15.3

73 10.6 13.04

75 9.8 12.0

78 8.0 10.2

80 7.3 8.9

85 5.4 6.4

88 4.2 5.3

Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Vital Statistics Report