Find out how many breaths you've taken in your life with our accurate breath calculator!
Enter your date of birth to see your lifetime breaths!
The tool estimates lifetime breaths by multiplying the minutes since your birth date by an average adult respiratory rate of about 16 breaths per minute. The real-time mode keeps counting while the page is open.
Healthy adults at rest breathe 12–20 times per minute, moving about 0.5 litres of air per breath. Children breathe faster, and exercise can push the rate above 40.
Slow breathing at around 6 breaths per minute, for example inhaling for 5 seconds and exhaling for 5, is a simple, well-studied way to reduce stress.