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Table 10 — Period Life Expectancies at Selected Exact Ages, by Sex and Calendar Year
A period life table is based on the mortality experience of a population during a relatively short period of time. Here we present the 2021 period life table for the Social Security area population, as used in the 2024 Trustees Report (TR).
This table generally applies for distribution calendar years beginning on or after January 1, 2022. However, transition rules under the regulations may apply to certain beneficiaries when the original account owner or their surviving spouse died before January 1, 2022.
This table sets forth the life expectancy of an individual at each age. Transition rules under the regulations may apply to certain beneficiaries when the original account owner or their surviving spouse died before January 1, 2022.
National life expectancy estimates are calculated using period (current) life tables. Life tables are used to measure mortality, survivorship, and the life expectancy of a population at varying ages.
Chart and table of U.S. life expectancy from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100. The current life expectancy for U.S. in 2024 is 79.25 years, a 0.18% increase from 2023.
Table 1 presents historical and projected unisex life expectancy on a period basi. prior to death for a person at that exact age, born on January 1, using the mortality ra. s for that year over the course of his or her . n on January 1, using the mortality rates for the series of years in which the individual will actually reach ea.
