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What's the life expectancy for a 97 year old male?

According to the Social Security Administration, the life expectancy for a 97 year old male is an additional 2.49 years, for a total life expectancy of 99.49 years.

Male life expectancy

Male life expectancy tends to be lower than female life expectancy. According to Harvard Medical School, it's theorized that this is because men tend to take more risks, have more dangerous jobs, are more likely to die of heart disease, commit suicide more often than women, and are less likely to go to a doctor.

Probability of death

According to the Social Security Administration's same data, a 97 year old male's probability of dying within one year is 30.3355%.

The probability of death is significantly higher during the first year of life and then drops significantly when a child is one or two years of age. Male probability of death tends to be higher than female probability of death for the same age.

More about this life expectancy data

This information on this page is based on the 2017 period life table data for the Social Security area population, which comprises residents of the United States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands; federal civilian employees and persons in the United States Armed Forces abroad and their dependents; non-citizens living abroad who have Social Security benefits; and all other United States citizens living abroad.

While data from 2017 may seem old or out of date, it's the most recent year for which official data is available.

Pre-existing conditions that may affect the life expectancy for a 97 year old male

If you have a pre-existing condition, your life expectancy could be significantly different. The following is a list of common pre-existing conditions with links to information about life expectancy for each:

