The survival time of congenital heart disease varies individually and is related to the type of disease, its severity and timely treatment, so the exact survival time cannot be generalized. There are many types of congenital heart disease, including ventricular septal defect, atrial septal defect, patent ductus arteriosus, tetralogy of Fallot, transposition of the great arteries, and other complex congenital heart diseases. The common ventricular septal defect, atrial septal defect, and patent ductus arteriosus are usually not life threatening if detected at a young age and repaired in a timely manner. If a pulmonary hypertensive lesion is already present, it can shorten a patient’s life expectancy. Some patients may not discover congenital heart disease, such as atrial septal defect, until middle or old age. Patients with complex congenital heart disease are more difficult to treat and some patients have difficulty surviving to age 3. In conclusion, children should go to a regular hospital in time for examination and treatment when congenital heart disease is detected, and with the continuous development of medicine, some patients with congenital heart disease have a good prognosis.