Average number of years expected and wanted to live adults by age U.S. 2022

A survey from 2022 found that on average, those in the United States aged under 40 years expected to live up to around 81.3 years, although they wanted to live to be 89.4 years old. This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults who expected and wanted to live to select ages, by age group.

Percentage of U.S. adults who expected and wanted to live to select ages as of 2022, by age

Characteristic	Expected to live	Wanted to live
Under 40 years	81.3%	89.4%
40 to 49 years	80.7%	89.6%
50 to 59 years	81.3%	90.1%
60 to 69 years	84.2%	91.2%
70 to 79 years	87.7%	92%
80 years and older	92.7%	95.3%

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Release date

June 2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

January 7 to 28, 2022

Number of respondents

2,580 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

CATI, online interview

Supplementary notes

Original question: "Thinking of your own life expectancy, what age do you think you will live to?
Assuming you could control how long you live, what age would you want to live to?"

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