It is a proven fact that some dog breeds live longer than others. So what is the average lifespan of the dog you’re about to choose as your companion? Check out this list.
Dog Lifespan
If the lifespan of your future dog is an important characteristic to you, you can decide the ideal breed – among other things – based on the data that have been researched regarding more than 160 breeds and their life expectancy. Of course, that doesn’t mean that your dog will live exactly the number of years indicated in the table below. However, you can positively affect your dog’s lifespan with healthy lifestyle – watch your dog’s healthy diet and weight.
The crossbreeds are considered to have generally higher life expectancy than purebred dogs but they aren’t included in the table.
Dog Breeds and their Life Expectancy
This is the table of 163 dog breeds and their average lifespan.
| Breed | Years average |
| Affenpinscher | 11,42 |
| Afghan Hound | 11,92 |
| Airedale Terrier | 10,75 |
| Akita | 9,92 |
| Alaskan Malamute | 10,71 |
| American Cocker Spaniel | 10,33 |
| Anatolian Shepherd Dog | 10,75 |
| Australian Cattle Dog | 11,67 |
| Australian Shepherd | 9 |
| Australian Silky Terrier | 14,25 |
| Australian Terrier | 12,08 |
| Basenji | 13,54 |
| Basset Fauve de Bretagne | 10,42 |
| Basset Hound | 11,29 |
| Beagle | 12,67 |
| Bearded Collie | 13,7 |
| Bedlington Terrier | 13,38 |
| Belgian Shepherd | 12,5 |
| Bernese Mountain Dog | 8 |
| Bichon | 12,92 |
| Bloodhound | 6,79 |
| Bobtail | 10,75 |
| Border Collie | 13,5 |
| Border Terrier | 14 |
| Boston Terrier | 10,92 |
| Borzoi | 9,08 |
| Bouvier des Flandres | 11,33 |
| Boxer | 10,25 |
| Brittany | 12,88 |
| Briard | 11,17 |
| Bullmastiff | 7,46 |
| Bullterrier | 11,2 |
| Bullterrier Miniature | 6,08 |
| Cairn Terrier | 14 |
| Canaan Dog | 14,63 |
| Cane Corso | 9,29 |
| Cavalier Kind Charles Spaniel | 11,38 |
| Chesapeake Bay Retriever | 10,75 |
| Chinese Crested Dog | 10,08 |
| Chihuahua | 12,42 |
| Chow Chow | 9,38 |
| Clumber Spaniel | 10,33 |
| Collie Rough | 12 |
| Collie Smooth | 12,67 |
| Comondor | 9,13 |
| Curly Coated Retriever | 10,75 |
| Czech Terrier | 8,42 |
| Dachshund | 12,67 |
| Dachshund Miniature | 13,5 |
| Dalmatian | 13,3 |
| Dandie Dinmont Terrier | 12,17 |
| Deerhound | 8,67 |
| Dobermann | 10,5 |
| Dogue de Bordeaux | 5,5 |
| English Bulldog | 8,4 |
| English Cocker Spaniel | 11,5 |
| English Mastiff | 7,1 |
| English Setter | 11,58 |
| English Springer Spaniel | 13,3 |
| English Toy Terrier | 12 |
| Estrela Mountain Dog | 9,75 |
| Field Spaniel | 11,63 |
| Finnish Spitz | 11,13 |
| Flat Coated Retriever | 9,83 |
| Foxterrier | 13,13 |
| French Bulldog | 9 |
| German Pinscher | 11,38 |
| German Pincher Miniature | 13 |
| German Pointer Longhaired | 10,5 |
| German Pointer Shorthaired | 12 |
| German Pointer Wirehaired | 10 |
| German Shepherd | 11 |
| German Spitz | 11,33 |
| German Spitz Miniature | 9,67 |
| Golden Retriever | 12,5 |
| Gordonsetter | 11,08 |
| Grand Bleu de Gascogne | 4,54 |
| Great Dane | 6,5 |
| Greenland Dog | 8,46 |
| Greyhound | 10,8 |
| Griffon Bruxellois | 12 |
| Hamilton Hound | 10,13 |
| Havanese Dog | 10,25 |
| Hovawart | 12,92 |
| Irish Glen of Imaal Terrier | 10,42 |
| Irish Red and White Setter | 11,42 |
| Irish Setter | 12 |
| Irish Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier | 12,5 |
| Irish Terrier | 14,83 |
| Irish Water Spaniel | 9,33 |
| Irish Wolfhound | 7,04 |
| Italian Greyhound | 13,5 |
| Italian Spinone | 9 |
| Jack Russell Terrier | 13,4 |
| Japanese Chin | 9,25 |
| Japanese Spitz | 12,29 |
| Keeshond | 12,21 |
| Kerry Blue Terrier | 11,5 |
| King Charles Spaniel | 12 |
| Labrador Retriever | 12,5 |
| Lakeland Terrier | 15,46 |
| Lancashire Heeler | 11,75 |
| Lapinkoira | 7,33 |
| Large Münsterländer | 11,33 |
| Leonberger | 7,08 |
| Lhasa Apso | 14,33 |
| Little Lion Dog | 10 |
| Maltese Dog | 12,25 |
| Manchester Terrier | 12,83 |
| Maremmano-Abruzzese Sheepdog | 10 |
| Newfoundland | 9,67 |
| Norfolk Terrier | 11 |
| Norwegian Buhund | 12,67 |
| Norwegian Elkhound | 13,17 |
| Norwich Terrier | 13,38 |
| Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever | 8 |
| Otterhound | 10,21 |
| Papillon | 13,08 |
| Parson Russell Terrier | 13 |
| Pekingese | 11,42 |
| Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen | 12,04 |
| Pharaoh Hound | 11,83 |
| Pointer | 12,42 |
| Polish Lowland Sheepdog | 9,58 |
| Poodle Medium | 12 |
| Poodle Toy | 14,63 |
| Poodle Miniature | 14,2 |
| Portuguese Water Dog | 11,42 |
| Puli | 12,42 |
| Pyrenean Mountain Dog | 9,58 |
| Pyrenean Sheepdog | 5,79 |
| Rhodesian Ridgeback | 11 |
| Rottweiler | 8,92 |
| Saint Bernard | 7 |
| Saluki | 12 |
| Samoyed | 12,5 |
| Sealyham Terrier | 12,25 |
| Schnauzer Miniature | 12,08 |
| Schnauzer Standard | 11,96 |
| Schnauzer Large | 10 |
| Scottish Terrier | 12 |
| Shar Pei | 6,29 |
| Sheltie | 12,5 |
| Shiba Inu | 13 |
| Shih-tzu | 13,3 |
| Shiperke | 13 |
| Siberian Husky | 12,58 |
| Skye Terrier | 11 |
| Staffordshire Bullterrier | 12,75 |
| Sussex Spaniel | 11,13 |
| Swedish Vallhund | 14,42 |
| Tibetan Mastiff | 11,92 |
| Tibetan Spaniel | 14,42 |
| Tibetan Terrier | 12,17 |
| Viszla | 12,92 |
| Viszla Wirehaired | 9,83 |
| Weimaraner | 12,6 |
| Welsh Corgi Pembroke | 12,21 |
| Welsh Terrier | 12,67 |
| Welsh Springer Spaniel | 12,58 |
| West Highland White Terrier | 13,5 |
| Whippet | 12,79 |
| Yorkshire Terrier | 13 |
