How long do dogs live?
12.69 years (95% CI: 12.68–12.70)
typically 12.69 years (95% CI: 12.68–12.70)
Life expectancy at birth for all dogs was 12.69 years (95% CI: 12.68–12.70).
- Female dogs had a higher life expectancy at birth than males: 12.76 years (12.75–12.77) vs. 12.63 years (12.62–12.64).
- Life expectancy at birth increased with decreasing dog size group and with survey year from 2013 to 2018.
These are the documented figures; individual animals vary with care, genetics and luck.
Grounded in: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Every figure above appears
verbatim in the linked sources.
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