how many people live to be 78 years old in the U.S.?

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Approximately 79% of women and 74% of men in the United States reach age 78, according to national actuarial survival data. 

Life Expectancy and Survival Odds

Overall average: U.S. overall life expectancy at birth is roughly 79 years. 
Women: Female life expectancy at birth is about 81 years, and roughly 79 out of 100 newborn girls live to age 78 or beyond. 
Men: Male life expectancy at birth is about 76.5 years, meaning roughly 74 out of 100 newborn boys live to celebrate their 78th birthday. 
Conditional odds: If an individual has already survived to older adulthood (such as age 65), their statistical odds of making it to age 78 increase significantly. 

You can review complete survival probabilities at the Social Security Administration Actuarial Life Table. 

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Actuarial Life Table

Social Security Administration (.gov)

https://www.ssa.gov › oact › STATS

Here we present the 2023 period life table for the Social Security area population, as used in the 2026 Trustees Report (TR). For this table, the period life ...