You might find the open source Datejs library to be helpful. Specifically the the addYears
function.
var dob = Date.parse($(this).text());
if (dob.addYears(18) < Date.today())
{
$(this).text("Under 18");
}
else
{
$(this).text(" Over 18");
}
In a more terse fashion:
$(this).text(
Date.parse($(this).text()).addYears(18) < Date.today() ?
"Under 18" :
" Over 18"
)