Mild cirrhosis can live a few years, mainly related to the treatment and individual patient’s situation, can not be generalized. Mild cirrhosis refers to the early stage of cirrhosis, compensated cirrhosis, if timely standardized treatment, remove the cause of the disease, such as viral hepatitis patients with standardized antiviral therapy, alcoholic cirrhosis patients quit drinking in time, and give the liver, anti-fibrotic liver and other treatments, the condition can be in a stable state, the patient’s life expectancy will not be affected, and to ensure the quality of their lives. If patients do not get timely and effective treatment, and develop into decompensated cirrhosis, it can cause portal hypertension, which leads to many complications, and the 5-year survival rate is only 50%, and in serious cases, upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage can occur, which can lead to death in a short period of time; and if it develops into hepatocellular carcinoma, the 5-year survival rate of the patients is less than 30%. Cirrhosis patients should pay attention to the regularity of life, light diet and regular follow-up while actively treating the disease.