When will you croak?
A few questions, one tombstone, and a very well-dressed frog. The math comes from real Social Security and CDC life tables. The shovel is the frog's own.
Adults 18+. Runs in your browser. We never see your answers.
- Hawaii men outlive Mississippi men by about 9 years
- Smoking takes years off
- Walking buys some back
- The frog is not a doctor
The quiz
One page. No spinner.
Averages say little about any one person, and your doctor knows far more about your health than this quiz does. If thinking about death is weighing on you, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, US) any time.
How we got your number
Where you live and your health answers nudge your yearly risk of dying, compared with the average person your age and sex.
Starting point: the Social Security 2023 life table. Full method and sources.
Cheat codes
Change one thing, keep the rest. Years added to your median. The frog can wait.
Who croaks first?
Hand the phone to your partner, roommate, or rival. They answer the same questions, and the frog compares the two of you.
Start couples modeYou get the age half of people like you reach, plus the range. A quarter of them live well past it.
Every health answer maps to a hazard ratio from a big published study, and the result shows each one.
If your number comes back short, the jokes stop. That's a promise.
Life tables, hazard ratios, and the cap on stacked risks. Read the methods.