The symptoms of jaundice in the elderly are mainly seen in hepatocellular jaundice and obstructive jaundice. How long one can survive depends mainly on the nature of the lesion and the severity of the jaundice. For jaundice symptoms caused by benign lesions, clinical recovery can be fully achieved with reasonable treatment, and sometimes survival is not compromised. Older patients may still survive for 10, 20, or even longer years, such as jaundice caused by common bile duct stones or drug-induced hepatitis. Even in the case of jaundice caused by benign lesions, the condition is sometimes more severe and may lead to acute jaundice, or even severe hepatitis, with many serious complications, or may induce liver failure, resulting in the patient’s death. For jaundice symptoms caused by malignant tumors, the impact on survival is still very significant. Whether it is primary liver cancer, gallbladder cancer, bile duct cancer, pancreatic head cancer or peri-potbelly cancer, all are very malignant digestive system tumors, even if they can be treated surgically, the 5-year survival rate does not exceed 30%, and patients who cannot undergo surgery may even die within 3 months.