The 24 Factors Behind Your Death Date
Morty's death date calculator starts from your country's average life expectancy, adjusts for BMI, then nudges the number up or down across 24 lifestyle and health factors. Below is every factor we weigh — each with the grim, funny, real statistics and myths behind it. It's entertainment only, never medical advice.
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Tobacco use
How smoking shortens life expectancy — the real numbers vs. the myths.
Alcohol
What weekly drinking does to your lifespan.
Substance use
How recreational drugs factor into life expectancy.
Exercise
How regular movement adds years to your life.
Risk appetite
Why a taste for danger changes your odds.
Diet
How what you eat moves your life-expectancy estimate.
Sleep
The lifespan cost of too little — and too much — sleep.
Stress
How chronic stress weighs on longevity.
Family disease history
Why inherited conditions matter for lifespan.
Grandparent longevity
What your grandparents' ages hint about yours.
Everyday safety
Seatbelts, helmets and the small habits that add up.
Sun exposure
How unprotected sun affects long-term health.
Vaccines & screening
Why check-ups and shots shift the odds.
Social support
How strong relationships extend life.
Occupation risk
How your job's hazards factor in.
Chronic conditions
How ongoing health issues affect life expectancy.
High-risk hobbies
Extreme sports and the price of adrenaline.
Mental well-being
The link between mental health and lifespan.
Health monitoring
Why tracking your numbers matters.
Financial stress
How money worries weigh on longevity.
Firearms at home
How household guns change the risk picture.
Mode of transport
Why how you get around affects your odds.
Neighbourhood safety
How where you live factors into lifespan.
Sense of purpose
Why meaning and purpose are linked to a longer life.
Entertainment only — not medical advice. See our full disclaimer.