Table 2.

Proportion of males and females of different age groups expected to reach age 85

Birth year	Age in 2020	Fraction living in 2020 expected to reach age 85a	Average self-reported chance of reaching age 85b
Males
1961–70	50–60	42–44%	64%
1951–60	61–70	44–50%	68%
Females
1961–70	50–60	56–57%	71%
1951–60	61–70	57–62%	74%

^aBased on the period life table for Denmark 2020/2021 (Data Source: Statistics Denmark, www.dst.dk). The range indicates the probability for the lower and upper age limit of the group

^bThese figures are based on the data from the present study and pertain to the average of each respondent’s reported percentage of expectation of reaching age 85 across the age ranges 50–60 and 61–70