Life expectancy calculator · real data

How long will a 42-year-old woman in the United Kingdom live?

Move the controls. Life expectancy and the chance of reaching each age, from official mortality statistics for 37 countries in Europe and North America.

Country

Age

Sex at birth

Official mortality statistics are published by sex at birth, which is why we ask.

Life expectancy

About 84 years old

At today's death rates, a 42-year-old woman in the United Kingdom can expect 42.1 more years on average.

Reaches 7088%
Reaches 8072%
Reaches 9035%
Reaches 1003%

Period life expectancy: what today's death rates imply, without guessing future medical progress — so for younger people it is, if anything, on the low side. A statistic for people like you, not a prediction.

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What's most likely to cut it short?

The causes, ranked — and the changes worth the most years.

See the causes

What to do about it

Check-ups recommended for a 42-year-old woman in the United Kingdom

Blood pressure check
at least every 5 years — free at the NHS Health Check (40–74) or a pharmacy
Cervical screening (HPV test)
every 5 years, ages 25–64 (HPV test)
Cholesterol & heart-risk check
every 5 years, ages 40–74 — part of the NHS Health Check
Blood sugar test (diabetes)
every 5 years, ages 40–74 — part of the NHS Health Check

If a parent, brother, sister or child had:

Bowel cancer in the family — earlier bowel check
often a colonoscopy every 5 years from 40 (or 10 years before your relative's age at diagnosis, if earlier) · ask your doctor
Breast or ovarian cancer in the family — risk check and genetic counselling
ask your doctor once — you may be offered earlier mammograms (often yearly from 40) or a gene test

Based on NHS screening programmes, the NHS Health Check and the NHS vaccination schedule. Your doctor may suggest more, or sooner, depending on your health. Educational, not medical advice.

Every age at once: life expectancy in the United Kingdom by age.

Where a 42-year-old woman lives longest

The age people like this reach on average, in each of the 37 countries we cover — the United Kingdom ranks 20th. Each links to that country's table by age.