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Eastern bluebirds live from 6 to 10 years. The oldest known wild individual lived 10 years and 5 months.

From BNA Online (best resource)

About 83% of eggs laid hatch, and 75–90% of hatchlings fledge. Overall nest success is 55–84% of nests. In S. Carolina and Michigan, no differences in percentage of successful nests of SY (second-year) or ASY (after-second-year) females or males, including survival rates of fledglings of SY or ASY birds or of clutch sizes of females, nor as function of whether females were paired with SY or ASY males Individuals that nest near their natal sites are as successful as those that disperse farther

No published data on lifetime reproductive success or differences between males and females—a surprising fact, given how frequently individuals and populations are banded.

A female and a male, purchased in adult plumage, lived 10 yr in captivity (Butler 1907). From an examination of published bird banding records, 1 wild bird lived a minimum of 6 yr and 6 mo. Study sites at Clemson, SC, have yielded multiple records of 6- and 7-yr-old adult females and males, and 1 record of an 8-yr-old male (PAG, JHP).