Human Life

The Typical Lifespan

Someone has calculated how a typical lifespan of 70 years is spent. Here is the estimate:

Sleep

23 years

32.9%

Work

16 years

22.8%

TV

8 years

11.4%

Eating

6 years

8.6%

Travel

6 years

8.6%

Leisure

4.5 years

6.5%

Illness

4 years

5.7%

Dressing

2 years

2.8%

Religion

0.5 years

0.7%

Total

70 years

100%

Our Daily Bread, November 25, 1992