Life Expectancy Calculator

The Living to 100 (and Beyond) Life Expectancy Calculator asks you simple questions about your lifestyle, such as your eating habits, living environment, and family history. We then apply research from the most current, accurate, and unbiased medical research to determine how long you are likely to live.

There are 23 questions that take about 10 minutes to answer. The great thing about this calculator is that we also provide you with personalized feedback that will help you to improve areas that might be cutting into your potential lifespan.

Take a few minutes and complete this easy questionnaire—you may be surprised at the results.

What is your gender?
1. Do you smoke or chew tobacco or are you around a lot of second-hand smoke? Yes   No
2. Do you eat more than two hot dogs, a couple of bacon slices, or a bologna sandwich each week? Yes   No
3. Do you cook your fish, poultry, or meat until it is charred? Yes   No
4. Do you avoid butter, cream, sweets and other saturated fats as well as fried foods (for example, french fries)? Yes   No
5. Do you minimize meat in you diet, preferably making a point to eat plenty of fruits, vegetables, and bran instead? Yes   No
6. Do you drink beer, wine, and/or liquor in excess (more than two drinks*/day)?
(* A standard drink is: One 12-ounce bottle of beer or wine cooler, one 5-ounce glass of wine, or 1.5 ounces of 80-proof distilled spirits.)
Yes   No
7. Do you drink beer, wine and/or liquor in moderate amounts (1-2 drinks*/day)? Yes   No
8. Do air pollution warnings occur where you live? Yes   No
9. A. Do you drink more than 16 ounces of coffee a day? Yes   No
9. B. Do you drink green tea daily instead? Yes   No
10. Do you take an aspirin a day? Yes   No
11. Do you floss your teeth every day? Yes   No
12. Do you have a bowel movement less than once every two days? Yes   No
13. Do you engage in risky sexual (unprotected or promiscuous) or drug-related behavior that increases your risk of contracting HIV or viruses that can cause cancer? Yes   No
14. Do you try to get a suntan? Yes   No
15. Are there dangerous levels of radon in your house? Yes   No
16. Calculate your Body Mass Index using the chart here*

Less than 18
18-26
27-29
30-34
35-39
40 or greater



Calculate your BMI:
Your height: ft in

Your weight: lbs

Your BMI:    
17. Do you live close enough to other family members (other than your spouse and dependent children) that you can and want to drop by spontaneously? Yes   No
18. Which statement is applicable to you?
     A. Stress eats away at me. I cannot seem to shake it off
     B. I can shed stress. This might be by praying, exercising, meditation, being able to respond to humor, or by other means.
19. Does more than one member of your immediate family (parents and siblings) have diabetes? Yes   No
20. A.  Did both your parents die before age 75 years of non-accidental causes? Yes   No
20. B.  Or, did they both (or one of them if the other died before age 75) require daily assistance by the time they reached age 75? Yes   No
21. Did more than one of the following relatives in your family live to at least age 90 years in excellent health: parents, aunts/uncles, or grandparents? Yes   No
22. Do you exercise 20 minutes a day or more? Yes   No
23. Do you take vitamin E (800 IU) and selenium (100–200 micrograms) every day? Yes   No