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Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-419 (2026)

Table of life expectancy

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Whenever, in any case not otherwise specifically provided for, it is necessary to establish the expectancy of continued life of any person from any period of such person's life, whether he be living at the time or not, the following table shall be received in all courts and by all persons having power to determine litigation as evidence, with other evidence as to the health, constitution and habits of such person, of such expectancy represented by the figures in the following columns:

a		BOTH
b	AGE	SEXES	MALE	FEMALE
c	0	77.4	74.7	80
d	1	77	74.3	79.5
e	2	76	73.3	78.5
f	3	75	72.4	77.6
g	4	74	71.4	76.6
h	5	73.1	70.4	75.6
i	6	72.1	69.4	74.6
j	7	71.1	68.4	73.6
k	8	70.1	67.4	72.6
l	9	69.1	66.5	71.6
m	10	68.1	65.5	70.6
n	11	67.1	64.5	69.6
o	12	66.1	63.5	68.7
p	13	65.1	62.5	67.7
q	14	64.2	61.5	66.7
r	15	63.2	60.5	65.7
s	16	62.2	59.6	64.7
t	17	61.2	58.6	63.7
u	18	60.3	57.7	62.8
v	19	59.3	56.7	61.8
w	20	58.4	55.8	60.8
x	21	57.4	54.9	59.8
y	22	56.5	54	58.9
z	23	55.5	53	57.9
aa	24	54.6	52.1	56.9
ab	25	53.6	51.2	56
ac	26	52.7	50.3	55
ad	27	51.7	49.3	54
ae	28	50.8	48.4	53
af	29	49.8	47.4	52.1
ag	30	48.9	46.5	51.1
ah	31	47.9	45.6	50.1
ai	32	47	44.6	49.2
aj	33	46	43.7	48.2
ak	34	45.1	42.8	47.2
al	35	44.1	41.8	46.3
am	36	43.2	40.9	45.3
an	37	42.3	40	44.4
ao	38	41.3	39.1	43.4
ap	39	40.4	38.1	42.5
aq	40	39.5	37.2	41.5
ar	41	38.6	36.3	40.6
as	42	37.6	35.4	39.7
at	43	36.7	34.5	38.7
au	44	35.8	33.6	37.8
av	45	34.9	32.8	36.9
aw	46	34	31.9	36
ax	47	33.1	31	35.1
ay	48	32.3	30.2	34.1
az	49	31.4	29.3	33.2
ba	50	30.5	28.5	32.3
bb	51	29.6	27.6	31.4
bc	52	28.8	26.8	30.6
bd	53	27.9	26	29.7
be	54	27.1	25.1	28.8
bf	55	26.2	24.3	27.9
bg	56	25.4	23.5	27
bh	57	24.6	22.7	26.2
bi	58	23.8	21.9	25.3
bj	59	23	21.2	24.5
bk	60	22.2	20.4	23.7
bl	61	21.4	19.6	22.8
bm	62	20.6	18.9	22
bn	63	19.8	18.2	21.2
bo	64	19.1	17.5	20.4
bp	65	18.4	16.8	19.7
bq	66	17.6	16.1	18.9
br	67	16.9	15.4	18.1
bs	68	16.2	14.7	17.4
bt	69	15.5	14.1	16.7
bu	70	14.8	13.4	15.9
bv	71	14.2	12.8	15.2
bw	72	13.5	12.2	14.5
bx	73	12.9	11.6	13.8
by	74	12.3	11	13.2
bz	75	11.7	10.5	12.5
ca	76	11.1	9.9	11.9
cb	77	10.5	9.4	11.3
cc	78	10	8.9	10.7
cd	79	9.4	8.4	10.1
ce	80	8.9	7.9	9.5
cf	81	8.4	7.5	9
cg	82	7.9	7	8.4
ch	83	7.5	6.6	7.9
ci	84	7	6.3	7.4
cj	85	6.6	5.9	7
ck	86	6.2	5.5	6.6
cl	87	5.8	5.2	6.1
cm	88	5.5	4.9	5.7
cn	89	5.1	4.6	5.4
co	90	4.8	4.3	5
cp	91	4.5	4	4.7
cq	92	4.2	3.8	4.4
cr	93	4	3.5	4.1
cs	94	3.7	3.3	3.8
ct	95	3.5	3.1	3.5
cu	96	3.2	2.9	3.3
cv	97	3	2.7	3.1
cw	98	2.8	2.5	2.9
cx	99	2.6	2.4	2.7
cy	100+	2.5	2.2	2.5

Code 1950, § 8-263.1; 1966, c. 472; 1977, c. 617; 1986, c. 317; 1996, c. 394; 2009, c. 454.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 14 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1982–2024 · leading case: United States v. Abu Ali, 528 F.3d 210 (4th Cir. 2008).

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United States v. Abu Ali, 528 F.3d 210 (4th Cir. 2008). · cites it 2× “§ 3553 (a)(6). For these reasons, the district court found that a non-guidelines sentence was appropriate and imposed a sentence of thirty years imprisonment, followed by thirty years of supervised release.”

Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. v. Watson, 413 S.E.2d 630 (Va. 1992). · cites it 4× “Next, Owens-Corning argues that the trial court erred by excluding evidence that Watson smoked because the administratrix introduced in evidence the table of life expectancy contained in Code § 8.01-419 and, thus, Owens-Corning was unable to show that Watson’s smoking history…”

Poliquin v. Daniels, 486 S.E.2d 530 (Va. 1997). · cites it 6× “Edwards based his calculations on life expectancy tables contained in Code § 8.01-419 and on tables published by the United States Department of Labor (DOL).”

Holmes v. Holmes, 375 S.E.2d 387 (Va. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 2× “See Code § 8.01-419. The annuity table in Code § 55-269.”

Lassen v. Lassen, 383 S.E.2d 471 (Va. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 2× “He based his computations upon a monthly amount of $2,991, a male age 57 as of November, 1985, and a life expectancy based upon Code § 8.01-419 of 19.5 years. His calculations of present value ranged from $380,584 to $642,017 depending upon various assumptions he made for…”

Johnson v. Johnson, 488 S.E.2d 659 (Va. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 2× “While no evidence other than the VRS profile was introduced regarding the value of husband’s pension benefits, the profile was sufficient to establish that the pension benefits had value well in excess of $46,830.09. Husband’s vested monthly benefit, had he retired at age…”

Exxon Corp. v. Fulgham, 294 S.E.2d 894 (Va. 1982). · cites it 2× “Roberson testified that Fulgham’s ability was “very, very good” and that had he completed his apprenticeship he would have been a qualified cabinetmaker and certified in cabinetmaking, earning somewhere between $12,000 and $13,000 a year.”

Graddy v. Hatchett, 353 S.E.2d 741 (Va. 1987). · cites it 2× “According to Code § 8.01-419, the table of life expectancy contained in the statute shall be received by all courts “as evidence, with other evidence as to the health, constitution and habits” of any person; it may be received whenever “necessary to establish the expectancy of…”

In Re Fela Asbestos Litig., 638 F. Supp. 107 (W.D. Va. 1986). “Code § 8.01-419, was unreasonable. [19] Therefore, I shall deny the motion.”

Clarke v. Collins, 73 Va. Cir. 12 (Lynchburg Cir. Ct. 2006). · cites it 3× “His life expectancy under Va. Code § 8.01-419 was 13.2 years. Therefore, when his annual deficiency of $10,566.”

Wilson v. United States, 637 F. Supp. 669 (E.D. Va. 1986). · cites it 2× “See: Section 8.01-419, Code of Virginia. Her working-life expectancy at the time of her death was slightly in excess of 14 years.”

Halifax Reg'l Long Term Care, Inc., etc. v. Lynnette M. Nelson, etc. (Va. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 10× “As part of her review, Kelso also considered Virginia’s statutory table of life expectancies in Code § 8.01-419. Using this table, Kelso testified that Donaway’s life expectancy, as an 86-year-old female when she entered Woodview, was 6.”

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