Life expectancy calculator · real data

How long will an 82-year-old man 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 90 years old

At today's death rates, an 82-year-old man in the United Kingdom can expect 7.6 more years on average.

Reaches 9044%
Reaches 1002%

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 an 82-year-old man in the United Kingdom

Blood pressure check
at least every 5 years — free at the NHS Health Check (40–74) or a pharmacy
Flu vaccine
every autumn from 65 (younger with some health conditions)
Aortic aneurysm scan (ultrasound)
once, men at 65 (over 65 and never screened: ask your GP)
Pneumonia vaccine (pneumococcal)
once at 65

If a parent, brother, sister or child had:

Early heart attack or stroke in the family — cholesterol & heart-risk check
now, whatever your age — then as advised · ask your doctor

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 an 82-year-old man lives longest

The age people like this reach on average, in each of the 37 countries we cover — the United Kingdom ranks 15th. Each links to that country's table by age.