Abstract: Objective To explore the impact of cardio cerebral vascular diseases (CVD) on life expectancy among residents in Shandong Province, develop effective preventive measures for the high-risk population and provide guidance for the health care resource allocation. Methods Based on the death monitoring data of the disease in Shandong Province in 2012, we calculated the crude mortality and standardized the mortality rate of the disease. We designed life tables with all causes of death and with eliminating causes of CVD death and analysed life expectancy with and without them examined. Results In 2012, crude mortality rate of CVD was 320.16/100 000 (SMR 252.85/100 000) in Shandong Province. The death rate of CVD was of 46.30% of all deaths reported by monitoring system. The mortality rate of CVD in male and female were 332.99/100 000 and 307.02/100 000, respectively. The mortality rate of CVD in rural and urban areas were 341.84/100 000 and 267.28/100 000, respectively. The mortality of CVD increased with age and growed rapidly after the age of 60. Life expectancy of urban and rural areas was 79.20 years and 78.14 years, respectively. After eliminating causes of CVD death, life expectancy for eliminating causes of CVD death in urban and rural areas increased 8.51 years and 10.02 years, respectively. Life expectancy for eliminating causes of CVD death in male and female increased 8.02 years and 11.10 years, respectively. Conclusions Life expectancy of urban and rural areas, the male and female for eliminating causes of CVD death than that of all causes of death were greatly extended. Reducing the death caused by CVD to increase health life expectancy have important public health significance.