:Successful aging (SA) has become a central concept in understanding the quality of aging, emphasizing the importance of maintaining health, independence, and well-being in later years with a primary focus on maximizing the number of years lived in good health and with functional ability.Aim of the study:Assess health behaviors and self-perception of successful aging among older adults.Subjects and Methods: Research design:Descriptive design.Setting:The study was conducted at Farghan village, Diarb Negm city, Sharkia governorate, Egypt, which was randomly selected by using the multistage cluster sampling technique. Subjects: The study subjects were 200 rural older adults,a purposive sample was used. Tools of data collection:An interview questionnaire composed of two parts: demographic characteristics of the studied older adults, health profile of the studied older adults, fantastic lifestyle checklist, and self-assessed successful aging scale. Results:The study revealed that 74.0% of the studied older adults had fair health behaviors and 50.0% had moderate level of successful aging. Conclusion: A statistically significant positive correlation was found between older adults’ health behaviors and successful aging scores.Recommendations:Development of educational programs to raise the older adult's participation in social, cultural, and political life that can increase the connection and sustainability of the local community.Keywords:Health Behaviors, Older Adults, Self-Perception, Successful Aging.