The lifespan of pygmy goats is a bit shorter than regular goats.
The average lifespan and amount of years that a pygmy goat lives is between 10 to 12 years so they have a shorter life than regular goats.
Other types of goats tend to live much longer than pygmy goats do.
The other types of goats tend to live 15 to 18 years so the pygmy goat lives a bit shorter life than other types of goats unless the goat gets slaughtered for goat meat.
A lot of goats get slaughtered within a few years of age or at least before they die of old age.