Life expectancy at age 65 is the average number of remaining years of life that a man or woman aged 65 will have if mortality levels at each age over 65 remain constant. It is comparable across countries and asks the most fundamental question concerning health: how long can the typical person expect to live? Life expectancy increases due to healthcare improvements, like the introduction of vaccines, the development of drugs or positive behavior changes, like the reduction in smoking or drinking rates. Given the small size of Jersey's population, data for a rolling three-year period are aggregated to calculate life expectancies in the Island. The 2020 figure, for example, represents the period 2018-20. Life expectancy can be calculated at any age. This indicator complements the one on life expectancy at birth indicator by focusing on life expectancy at the age of 65 in Jersey.  

Average life expectancy at 65 in Jersey in 2022 was 21.4 years.  On average, a 65 year old male could expect to live for 20.0 more years, and a 65 year old female could expect to live for 22.8 more years. This means that a 65-year-old man could expect to live over 85 years, while a woman of the same age would live closer to 88 years. Each of these figures are higher than the most recent figures for England, Scotland and Wales.