How long will a 57-year-old woman in France 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.
Official mortality statistics are published by sex at birth, which is why we ask.
About 87 years old
At today's death rates, a 57-year-old woman in France can expect 30.5 more years on average.
- Reaches 7093%
- Reaches 8081%
- Reaches 9048%
- Reaches 1006%
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.
The causes, ranked — and the changes worth the most years.
Check-ups recommended for a 57-year-old woman in France
- Blood pressure checkevery year from 40 — also checked at the free “Mon bilan prévention” (45–50, 60–65, 70–75)
- Bowel cancer screening (stool test)every 2 years, ages 50–74 (home stool test)
- Breast cancer screening (mammogram)every 2 years, ages 50–74
- Cervical screening (HPV test)every 5 years, ages 30–65 (HPV test)
- Cholesterol & heart-risk checkfrom 40 (men) / 50 (women) — included in “Mon bilan prévention” at 45–50
- Blood sugar test (diabetes)every 3 years from 35
If you smoke or used to:
- Lung cancer screening (low-dose CT)if you smoke or smoked heavily, ages 50–74 — ask whether it's offered
If a parent, brother, sister or child had:
- Bowel cancer in the family — earlier bowel checkoften 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 counsellingask your doctor once — you may be offered earlier mammograms (often yearly from 40) or a gene test
Based on the Assurance maladie screening programmes and the 2025 French vaccine calendar. Your doctor may suggest more, or sooner, depending on your health. Educational, not medical advice.
Every age at once: life expectancy in France by age.
Where a 57-year-old woman lives longest
The age people like this reach on average, in each of the 37 countries we cover — France ranks 2nd. Each links to that country's table by age.
- Spain87.6
- France87.5
- Switzerland87.1
- Portugal86.6
- Italy86.6
- Canada86.4
- Sweden86.2
- Luxembourg86.1
- Norway86.0
- Cyprus86.0
- Malta86.0
- Belgium85.9
- Ireland85.9
- Iceland85.9
- Finland85.8
- Greece85.7
- Austria85.6
- Slovenia85.6
- United Kingdom85.2
- Denmark85.1
- Netherlands84.9
- Germany84.8
- Estonia84.7
- United States84.4
- Czechia84.4
- Lithuania84.1
- Poland84.1
- Türkiye83.6
- Slovakia83.5
- Croatia83.4
- Latvia82.7
- Romania82.6
- Bulgaria82.2
- Hungary81.9
- Belarus81.8
- Serbia80.9
- Moldova79.8