SokoScan Labs data · 80 breeds

Life expectancy of cat, breed by breed.

On average, a cat vit 12 à 18 ans — but the gap between breeds is considerable. Ranking from longest-lived to most fragile.

Longevity champion

Abyssin

12 à 18 ans

Most fragile in the ranking

York chocolat

12 à 18 ans

The breed sets the potential — daily life does the rest: healthy weight, nutrition, teeth, prevention.

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Life expectancy of cat by breed, from longest to shortest lifespan
#	Breed	Life expectancy	Adult weight
1	Abyssin	12–18 ans	3–5 kg
2	American curl	12–18 ans	2.55–3.45 kg
3	American Shorthair	12–18 ans	4–7 kg
4	American wirehair	12–18 ans	5–30 kg
5	Anatoli	12–18 ans	5–30 kg
6	Angora turc	12–18 ans	2.5–5 kg
7	Asian	12–18 ans	5–30 kg
8	Australian mist	12–18 ans	5–30 kg
9	Balinais	12–18 ans	3–5 kg
10	Bengal	12–18 ans	3.5–7 kg
11	Bleu russe	12–18 ans	5–30 kg
12	Bobtail américain	12–18 ans	5–30 kg
13	Bobtail de Carélie	12–18 ans	5–30 kg
14	Bobtail des Kouriles	12–18 ans	3–4.5 kg
15	Bobtail du Mékong	12–18 ans	3.6–4.5 kg
16	Bobtail japonais	12–18 ans	5–30 kg
17	Bombay	12–18 ans	3–5 kg
18	Brazilian shorthair	12–18 ans	5–30 kg
19	British Shorthair	12–18 ans	4–8 kg
20	Burmese	12–18 ans	3–6 kg
21	Burmese américain	12–18 ans	4–4.5 kg
22	Californian spangled	12–18 ans	5–30 kg
23	Céleste (chat)	12–18 ans	2.5–5 kg
24	Chantilly (chat)	12–18 ans	2.5–5.5 kg
25	Chartreux	12–18 ans	3–7 kg
26	Chausie	12–18 ans	5–30 kg
27	Colorpoint shorthair	12–18 ans	5–30 kg
28	Cornish Rex	12–18 ans	2.5–4.5 kg
29	Cymric	12–18 ans	0.05 kg
30	Devon Rex	12–18 ans	2.5–4.5 kg
31	Donskoy (chat)	12–18 ans	5–30 kg
32	European shorthair	12–18 ans	2.975–4.025 kg
33	Exotic shorthair	12–18 ans	5–30 kg
34	Foreign white	12–18 ans	5–30 kg
35	German rex	12–18 ans	5–30 kg
36	Havana brown	12–18 ans	5–30 kg
37	Highlander (chat)	12–18 ans	5–6 kg
38	Himalayen	12–18 ans	5–30 kg
39	Khao Manee	12–18 ans	5–30 kg
40	Korat	12–18 ans	3–4.5 kg
41	LaPerm	12–18 ans	5–30 kg
42	Lykoï	12–18 ans	5–30 kg
43	Maine Coon	12–18 ans	6–10 kg
44	Mandarin (chat)	12–18 ans	3–5 kg
45	Manx (chat)	12–18 ans	5–30 kg
46	Mau arabe	12–18 ans	5–30 kg
47	Mau Égyptien	12–18 ans	3–5 kg
48	Minskin	12–18 ans	5–30 kg
49	Munchkin	12–18 ans	2.5–4 kg
50	Nebelung	12–18 ans	3–4 kg
51	Norvégien	12–18 ans	4–9 kg
52	Ocicat	12–18 ans	4–7 kg
53	Ojos azules	12–18 ans	5–30 kg
54	Oriental Shorthair	12–18 ans	3–5 kg
55	Persan	12–18 ans	3–5 kg
56	Peterbald	12–18 ans	3–7 kg
57	Pixie-bob	12–18 ans	7.65–10.35 kg
58	Race de chats	12–18 ans	5–30 kg
59	Ragamuffin	12–18 ans	5–30 kg
60	Ragdoll	12–18 ans	4–9 kg
61	Sacré de Birmanie	12–18 ans	4–6 kg
62	Savannah	12–18 ans	5–12 kg
63	Scottish fold & Highland Fold	12–18 ans	5–30 kg
64	Selkirk rex	12–18 ans	5–30 kg
65	Serengeti (chat)	12–18 ans	5–30 kg
66	Seychellois	12–18 ans	3–5 kg
67	Siamois	12–18 ans	3–5 kg
68	Sibérien (chat)	12–18 ans	5–30 kg
69	Singapura	12–18 ans	2–3.5 kg
70	Snowshoe	12–18 ans	5–30 kg
71	Sokoké	12–18 ans	5–30 kg
72	Somali	12–18 ans	3–5 kg
73	Sphynx	12–18 ans	3–5 kg
74	Thaï (chat)	12–18 ans	3–3.5 kg
75	Tonkinois	12–18 ans	3–5 kg
76	Toyger	12–18 ans	5–30 kg
77	Turc de Van	12–18 ans	3.825–5.175 kg
78	Ukrainian Levkoy	12–18 ans	4.9–6.9 kg
79	Ural rex	12–18 ans	5–30 kg
80	York chocolat	12–18 ans	6–8 kg

Indicative ranges from the SokoScan Labs database, compiled from breed standards and veterinary literature. Individual lifespan depends on lifestyle, nutrition, and veterinary care—not just breed.

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