Life exspectancy of men and women in America

USA Facts

• In the United States, women are expected to outlive men by 5.3 years. Women born in 2023 were expected to live to be 81.1 years old. Men had a life expectancy of 75.8 years. 
  
  
• That longevity gap has changed over time. It was 2 years in 1900 and peaked at nearly 8 years around 1980. 
  
  
• Life expectancy fell in 2020 due to COVID-19 but has largely rebounded. Men lost an average of 2.8 years and recovered 2.3. Women lost an average of 2.1 years and regained 1.8.  
  
  
• The longevity gap also narrows at older ages, in part because more men die before age 65. A 65-year-old man in 2023 was expected to live another 18.2 years to age 83.2, while a woman the same age could expect another 20.7 years. (If you’re feeling morbidly curious, try the Social Security Administration’s life expectancy calculator to forecast how much longer a person might live based on birth date and gender.) 
  
  
• Causes of death also differ between men and women. In 2023, heart disease, cancer, and accidents killed men at higher rates than women: 457 of every 100,000 men died from these, compared to 289 women.