How long cats live
Life expectancy at birth by breed, from UK vet records (VetCompass, 2024). Street cats live much shorter lives: the game uses about 12 years for a pet cat and 8 for a street cat — our estimate (🎲), because almost no country measures it.
| Cat breeds | Lifespan |
|---|---|
| Siamese | UK vet records: life expectancy at birth 11.7 years (all cats 11.7). 📎 Teng et al. 2024 · VetCompass UK life tables |
| Burmese | UK vet records: life expectancy at birth 14.4 years — among the longest of any breed (all cats 11.7) · only 45 cats of this breed in the data, so it is a rough number. 📎 Teng et al. 2024 · VetCompass UK life tables |
| Domestic Shorthair | UK vet records: crossbred cats have a life expectancy at birth of 11.9 years; pedigree cats as a whole, 10.4. 📎 Teng et al. 2024 · VetCompass UK life tables |
| Persian | UK vet records: life expectancy at birth 10.9 years (all cats 11.7) · only 80 cats of this breed in the data, so it is a rough number. 📎 Teng et al. 2024 · VetCompass UK life tables |
| Maine Coon | UK vet records: life expectancy at birth 9.7 years (all cats 11.7) · only 69 cats of this breed in the data, so it is a rough number. 📎 Teng et al. 2024 · VetCompass UK life tables |
| Bengal | UK vet records: life expectancy at birth 8.5 years (all cats 11.7) · only 73 cats of this breed in the data, so it is a rough number. 📎 Teng et al. 2024 · VetCompass UK life tables |
📎 = a real number with a source · 🎲 = an estimate or the game’s simulation · the game takes no donations
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