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Maltese age in human years

Maltese is a small-sized dog breed adored for affectionate, intelligent, trusting character. Maltese dogs enjoys learning tricks, are good with children, but keep in mind that they can easily get injured.

Malteses live from 12 to 15 years. Their average lifespan is 13.5 years (it's longer than the average dog life expectancy). Maltese dogs are considered to be a generally healthy breed, This means there's a good change that with proper care your Maltese will live longer.

If you have a Maltese, you might wonder how old your dog is in human years. To answer this question, first, you need to know your Maltese's dog age. Then convert dog age to human using these estimations:

A 1-year-old Maltese is 15 in human years;
a 2-year-old Maltese is 24 in human age;
each subsequent year equals 4 years in human years.

Here’s a table you can use to find a Maltese age equivalent in human years:

Maltese age	Human age
1 year	15 years
2 years	24 years
3 years	28 years
4 years	32 years
5 years	36 years
6 years	40 years
7 years	44 years
8 years	48 years
9 years	52 years
10 years	56 years
11 years	60 years
12 years	64 years
13 years	68 years
14 years	72 years
15 years	76 years
16 years	80 years
17 years	84 years
18 years	88 years
19 years	92 years
20 years	96 years