Heart Trivia: How Many Times Will Your Heart Beat During Your Life?

By Adam Pick on April 15, 2009

Time for a fun, multiple choice question about your heart's anatomy! Here it is...

"How many times will the human heart beat during the average lifetime of 66 years?"

  • A. 5 million times

  • B. 200 million times

  • C. 1 billion times

  • D. 2.5 billion times

  • E. 5 billion times.

The answer to the question is below the beating heart animation. Scroll down to find out whether you are right or wrong.

D. 2.5 billion times

I hope you enjoyed this quick little game of heart trivia.

Keep on tickin!
Adam

Written by Adam Pick
Patient & Website Founder

Written by Adam Pick - Patient & Website Founder

Written by Adam Pick - Patient & Website Founder

Adam Pick is a heart valve patient and author of The Patient's Guide To Heart Valve Surgery. In 2006, Adam founded HeartValveSurgery.com to educate and empower patients. This award-winning website has helped over 10 million people fight heart valve disease. Adam has been featured by the American Heart Association and Medical News Today.

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