The remaining life expectancy is the expected remaining number of years of life as a function of current age, 2020 statistics.[1] Life expectancy at birth is indicated above the "0" current age. A chart of US life expectancy, World Bank Group, 2022.[2] US life expectancy by gender, with gender gap, 2022.[2] US life expectancy in comparison to the US President, 2023.[2] U.S. life expectancy, 2021, Our World in Data.[3] US life expectancy by state, 2020.[4]
This article presents a list of United States states and territories sorted by their life expectancy at birth, sex, race, and in the past.
According to estimation of the United Nations, in 2023 life expectancy in the US was 79.30 years (76.86 for male, 81.85 for female).[5]
Estimation of the World Bank Group for 2023: 78.39 years total (75.80 for male, 81.10 for female). According to this statistical agency, by 2023, the US has not yet recovered from effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
According to estimation of the WHO for 2019, at that year life expectancy in the US was 78.5 years (76.3 years for male and 80.7 years for female). And healthy life expectancy was 66.1 years (65.2 years for male and 67.0 years for female).[6]
In the pre-COVID period the highest life expectancy was in states California, Hawaii, New York, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Connecticut. And at the bottom of the list were Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, West Virginia, Mississippi.[7][8][9]
History[edit]The life expectancy in some states has fallen in recent years. For example, Maine's life expectancy in 2010 was 79.1 years. In 2018, it was 78.7 years. In November 2018, overall life expectancy in the United States was declining. In 2018, US life expectancy had a slight increase of 0.1, and returning it to 2010 levels.[10]
Methodology[edit]The data in the 2018 column is from work funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for the 50 states and the District of Columbia,[11] from the World Bank for Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and from the CIA World Factbook for American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands.[12] Data in the 2010 columns comes from Health Data.[13]
National Center for Health Statistics (2019–2021)[edit]The life expectancy at birth in each U.S. state and the District of Columbia from 2019 to 2021, according to the National Center for Health Statistics.[14][4][15]
state 2019 2019→2020 2020 2020→2021 2021 2019→2021 overall male female F Δ M overall male female F Δ M overall male female F Δ M US on erage 78.8 76.3 81.4 5.1 −1.8 77.0 74.2 79.9 5.7 −0.6 76.4 73.5 79.3 5.8 −2.4 California 80.9 78.4 83.3 4.9 −1.9 79.0 76.2 82.0 5.8 −0.7 78.3 75.3 81.4 6.1 −2.6 Hawaii 80.9 78.0 83.9 5.9 −0.2 80.7 77.6 83.8 6.2 −0.8 79.9 77.0 83.1 6.1 −1.0 New York 80.7 78.2 83.1 4.9 −3.0 77.7 74.8 80.7 5.9 1.3 79.0 76.3 81.6 5.3 −1.7 Minnesota 80.4 78.3 82.6 4.3 −1.3 79.1 76.8 81.4 4.6 −0.3 78.8 76.3 81.4 5.1 −1.6 Massachusetts 80.4 77.9 82.8 4.9 −1.4 79.0 76.4 81.5 5.1 0.6 79.6 76.9 82.2 5.3 −0.8 Connecticut 80.3 77.7 82.8 5.1 −1.9 78.4 75.6 81.3 5.7 0.8 79.2 76.3 82.0 5.7 −1.1 New Jersey 80.1 77.6 82.5 4.9 −2.6 77.5 74.6 80.5 5.9 1.5 79.0 76.3 81.6 5.3 −1.1 Washington (state) 80.0 77.9 82.1 4.2 −0.8 79.2 76.9 81.6 4.7 −1.0 78.2 75.8 80.8 5.0 −1.8 Colorado 80.0 77.8 82.2 4.4 −1.7 78.3 75.8 80.9 5.1 −0.6 77.7 75.0 80.6 5.6 −2.3 Vermont 79.8 77.2 82.3 5.1 −1.0 78.8 76.1 81.4 5.3 −0.4 78.4 75.7 81.2 5.5 −1.4 Utah 79.7 78.0 81.5 3.5 −1.1 78.6 76.7 80.6 3.9 −0.4 78.2 76.3 80.2 3.9 −1.5 Oregon 79.6 77.3 81.9 4.6 −0.8 78.8 76.3 81.3 5.0 −1.4 77.4 74.8 80.2 5.4 −2.2 Idaho 79.5 77.5 81.5 4.0 −1.1 78.4 76.1 80.8 4.7 −1.2 77.2 74.8 79.7 4.9 −2.3 Rhode Island 79.5 77.0 81.8 4.8 −1.3 78.2 75.5 80.9 5.4 0.3 78.5 75.9 81.0 5.1 −1.0 New Hampshire 79.4 77.1 81.6 4.5 −0.4 79.0 76.5 81.5 5.0 −0.5 78.5 76.1 81.1 5.0 −0.9 Wisconsin 79.3 77.0 81.5 4.5 −1.6 77.7 75.2 80.3 5.1 0.1 77.8 75.2 80.5 5.3 −1.5 Nebraska 79.2 77.1 81.3 4.2 −1.5 77.7 75.2 80.3 5.1 0.1 77.8 75.4 80.3 4.9 −1.4 Virginia 79.1 76.8 81.3 4.5 −1.5 77.6 75.1 80.1 5.0 −0.8 76.8 74.2 79.4 5.2 −2.3 Iowa 79.0 76.5 81.6 5.1 −1.5 77.5 74.9 80.1 5.2 0.2 77.7 75.2 80.4 5.2 −1.3 Illinois 79.0 76.4 81.5 5.1 −2.2 76.8 73.8 79.8 6.0 0.3 77.1 74.2 80.0 5.8 −1.9 Florida 79.0 76.3 81.8 5.5 −1.5 77.5 74.6 80.5 5.9 −1.4 76.1 73.1 79.3 6.2 −2.9 North Dakota 78.8 76.3 81.5 5.2 −1.9 76.9 74.2 80.0 5.8 0.7 77.6 75.0 80.5 5.5 −1.2 Arizona 78.8 76.1 81.6 5.5 −2.5 76.3 73.4 79.5 6.1 −1.3 75.0 72.0 78.3 6.3 −3.8 Texas 78.6 76.1 81.0 4.9 −2.1 76.5 73.7 79.3 5.6 −1.1 75.4 72.7 78.3 5.6 −3.2 Maryland 78.5 75.8 81.2 5.4 −1.7 76.8 73.8 79.7 5.9 0.4 77.2 74.3 79.9 5.6 −1.3 Montana 78.4 76.2 80.8 4.6 −1.6 76.8 74.2 79.6 5.4 −1.0 75.8 73.1 78.8 5.7 −2.6 South Dakota 78.4 76.1 80.8 4.7 −1.7 76.7 74.2 79.4 5.2 −0.1 76.6 74.1 79.3 5.2 −1.8 Maine 78.3 75.8 80.9 5.1 −0.5 77.8 74.9 80.7 5.8 −1.1 76.7 73.8 79.8 6.0 −1.6 Pennsylvania 78.3 75.7 80.9 5.2 −1.5 76.8 74.0 79.6 5.6 −0.4 76.4 73.6 79.3 5.7 −1.9 Kansas 78.2 75.9 80.4 4.5 −1.8 76.4 73.8 79.2 5.4 −0.4 76.0 73.4 78.7 5.3 −2.2 Delaware 78.1 75.1 81.0 5.9 −1.4 76.7 73.9 79.5 5.6 −0.4 76.3 73.3 79.4 6.1 −1.8 Nevada 78.0 75.6 80.6 5.0 −1.7 76.3 73.5 79.2 5.7 −1.2 75.1 72.4 78.2 5.8 −2.9 Michigan 78.0 75.6 80.3 4.7 −2.0 76.0 73.4 78.8 5.4 −0.3 75.7 72.9 78.6 5.7 −2.3 Washington, D.C. 78.0 74.9 80.8 5.9 −2.7 75.3 71.7 78.7 7.0 0.0 75.3 71.9 78.5 6.6 −2.7 Alaska 77.7 75.8 79.9 4.1 −1.1 76.6 74.3 79.2 4.9 −2.1 74.5 72.2 77.3 5.1 −3.2 Wyoming 77.7 75.4 80.5 5.1 −1.4 76.3 74.0 78.9 4.9 −1.3 75.0 72.5 77.7 5.2 −2.7 North Carolina 77.6 75.0 80.1 5.1 −1.5 76.1 73.3 79.0 5.7 −1.2 74.9 72.0 77.9 5.9 −2.7 Georgia 77.4 74.9 79.9 5.0 −1.8 75.6 72.8 78.3 5.5 −1.3 74.3 71.6 77.1 5.5 −3.1 Indiana 77.0 74.5 79.5 5.0 −2.0 75.0 72.3 77.9 5.6 −0.4 74.6 71.8 77.5 5.7 −2.4 Ohio 76.9 74.3 79.5 5.2 −1.6 75.3 72.5 78.1 5.6 −0.8 74.5 71.7 77.5 5.8 −2.4 Missouri 76.9 74.1 79.8 5.7 −1.8 75.1 72.1 78.1 6.0 −0.5 74.6 71.6 77.8 6.2 −2.3 New Mexico 76.9 73.9 80.1 6.2 −2.4 74.5 71.3 77.8 6.5 −1.5 73.0 69.4 77.0 7.6 −3.9 South Carolina 76.8 73.9 79.7 5.8 −2.0 74.8 71.7 78.0 6.3 −1.3 73.5 70.4 76.7 6.3 −3.3 Oklahoma 75.7 73.2 78.3 5.1 −1.6 74.1 71.5 76.9 5.4 −1.4 72.7 70.0 75.6 5.6 −3.0 Arkansas 75.7 73.0 78.4 5.4 −1.9 73.8 71.1 76.6 5.5 −1.3 72.5 69.7 75.6 5.9 −3.2 Louisiana 75.7 72.8 78.6 5.8 −2.6 73.1 69.9 76.4 6.5 −0.9 72.2 68.8 75.9 7.1 −3.5 Tennessee 75.6 72.8 78.5 5.7 −1.8 73.8 70.7 77.0 6.3 −1.4 72.4 69.4 75.5 6.1 −3.2 Kentucky 75.5 72.9 78.0 5.1 −2.0 73.5 70.6 76.5 5.9 −1.2 72.3 69.6 75.3 5.7 −3.2 Alabama 75.2 72.2 78.2 6.0 −2.0 73.2 70.1 76.4 6.3 −1.2 72.0 68.9 75.3 6.4 −3.2 West Virginia 74.5 71.9 77.3 5.4 −1.7 72.8 69.8 76.1 6.3 −1.8 71.0 68.1 74.2 6.1 −3.5 Mississippi 74.4 71.2 77.6 6.4 −2.5 71.9 68.6 75.2 6.6 −1.0 70.9 67.7 74.3 6.6 −3.5 U.S. life expectancy by state, 2019–2021.[14][4][15] US Mortality DataBase (2014–2021)[edit]By default the table is sorted by 2019.
State / Territory 2014 2014→2019 2019 2019→2020 2020 2020→2021 2021 2019→2021 All Male Female F Δ M All Male Female F Δ M All Male Female F Δ M All Male Female F Δ M United States 78.89 76.46 81.25 4.79 0.02 78.91 76.40 81.43 5.03 −1.86 77.05 74.32 79.88 5.56 −0.60 76.45 73.63 79.41 5.78 −2.46 Hawaii 81.46 78.63 84.19 5.56 0.14 81.60 78.63 84.60 5.97 0.04 81.64 78.60 84.71 6.11 −0.75 80.89 77.85 84.10 6.25 −0.71 California 81.04 78.73 83.26 4.53 0.11 81.15 78.69 83.60 4.91 −1.91 79.24 76.44 82.16 5.72 −0.66 78.58 75.59 81.74 6.15 −2.57 New York 80.69 78.27 82.90 4.63 0.37 81.06 78.54 83.43 4.89 −2.81 78.25 75.32 81.19 5.87 1.18 79.43 76.68 82.12 5.44 −1.63 Minnesota 80.90 78.84 82.89 4.05 −0.23 80.67 78.45 82.90 4.45 −1.38 79.29 77.03 81.62 4.59 −0.30 78.99 76.45 81.65 5.20 −1.68 Massachusetts 80.55 77.98 82.95 4.97 0.08 80.63 78.10 83.05 4.95 −1.37 79.26 76.72 81.77 5.05 0.56 79.82 77.11 82.48 5.37 −0.81 Connecticut 80.97 78.61 83.17 4.56 −0.41 80.56 77.96 83.08 5.12 −1.88 78.68 75.93 81.46 5.53 0.70 79.38 76.52 82.26 5.74 −1.18 New Jersey 80.29 77.94 82.48 4.54 0.11 80.40 77.95 82.76 4.81 −2.47 77.93 75.09 80.81 5.72 1.32 79.25 76.59 81.90 5.31 −1.15 Colorado 80.18 78.01 82.32 4.31 0.07 80.25 78.05 82.50 4.45 −1.76 78.49 76.01 81.11 5.10 −0.57 77.92 75.18 80.87 5.69 −2.33 Washington (state) 80.18 78.03 82.32 4.29 0.02 80.20 78.10 82.33 4.23 −0.83 79.37 77.10 81.73 4.63 −1.03 78.34 75.89 80.93 5.04 −1.86 Vermont 80.06 77.86 82.16 4.30 −0.04 80.02 77.51 82.56 5.05 −0.73 79.29 76.88 81.72 4.84 −0.67 78.62 75.86 81.43 5.57 −1.40 Utah 79.65 77.97 81.33 3.36 0.27 79.92 78.19 81.69 3.50 −1.17 78.75 76.93 80.63 3.70 −0.53 78.22 76.32 80.21 3.89 −1.70 Rhode Island 79.95 77.60 82.08 4.48 −0.16 79.79 77.25 82.19 4.94 −1.14 78.65 75.99 81.32 5.33 0.15 78.80 76.21 81.38 5.17 −0.99 Idaho 79.35 77.38 81.34 3.96 0.34 79.69 77.77 81.68 3.91 −1.12 78.57 76.39 80.88 4.49 −1.39 77.18 74.81 79.74 4.93 −2.51 New Hampshire 79.87 77.67 82.04 4.37 −0.20 79.67 77.33 82.04 4.71 −0.40 79.27 76.80 81.85 5.05 −0.56 78.71 76.17 81.37 5.20 −0.96 Oregon 79.49 77.29 81.66 4.37 0.17 79.66 77.42 81.93 4.51 −0.81 78.85 76.45 81.34 4.89 −1.36 77.49 74.87 80.27 5.40 −2.17 Florida 79.39 76.78 81.97 5.19 0.15 79.54 76.80 82.29 5.49 −1.56 77.98 75.10 80.95 5.85 −1.31 76.67 73.64 79.85 6.21 −2.87 Nebraska 79.40 77.09 81.71 4.62 −0.02 79.38 77.33 81.44 4.11 −1.49 77.89 75.48 80.42 4.94 0.00 77.89 75.55 80.36 4.81 −1.49 Virginia 79.34 77.14 81.43 4.29 0.00 79.34 77.03 81.60 4.57 −1.51 77.83 75.37 80.31 4.94 −0.83 77.00 74.45 79.61 5.16 −2.34 Arizona 79.38 76.97 81.81 4.84 −0.07 79.31 76.64 82.09 5.45 −2.73 76.58 73.64 79.75 6.11 −1.13 75.45 72.42 78.76 6.34 −3.86 Wisconsin 79.57 77.40 81.72 4.32 −0.27 79.30 77.10 81.54 4.44 −1.54 77.76 75.35 80.31 4.96 −0.01 77.75 75.21 80.45 5.24 −1.55 Illinois 79.05 76.62 81.38 4.76 0.15 79.20 76.64 81.72 5.08 −2.17 77.03 74.17 79.98 5.81 0.31 77.34 74.46 80.31 5.85 −1.86 North Dakota 79.71 77.29 82.11 4.82 −0.54 79.17 76.56 81.89 5.33 −1.81 77.36 74.52 80.47 5.95 0.60 77.96 75.17 80.89 5.72 −1.21 Iowa 79.48 77.18 81.76 4.58 −0.33 79.15 76.60 81.77 5.17 −1.55 77.60 75.09 80.24 5.15 0.18 77.78 75.20 80.52 5.32 −1.37 Maryland 79.28 76.79 81.61 4.82 −0.33 78.95 76.14 81.66 5.52 −1.74 77.21 74.25 80.16 5.91 0.33 77.54 74.67 80.38 5.71 −1.41 Texas 78.46 76.06 80.82 4.76 0.36 78.82 76.37 81.29 4.92 −2.18 76.64 73.94 79.47 5.53 −0.99 75.65 72.91 78.54 5.63 −3.17 Montana 78.78 76.68 80.98 4.30 −0.15 78.63 76.37 81.05 4.68 −1.62 77.01 74.54 79.78 5.24 −1.02 75.99 73.24 79.07 5.83 −2.64 South Dakota 79.13 76.62 81.53 4.91 −0.59 78.54 76.05 81.03 4.98 −1.74 76.80 74.14 79.56 5.42 −0.11 76.69 74.08 79.38 5.30 −1.85 Maine 79.11 76.51 81.69 5.18 −0.59 78.52 75.97 81.10 5.13 −0.47 78.05 75.23 80.98 5.75 −1.17 76.88 73.89 80.06 6.17 −1.64 Pennsylvania 78.64 76.10 81.12 5.02 −0.14 78.50 75.88 81.12 5.24 −1.50 77.00 74.26 79.82 5.56 −0.47 76.53 73.67 79.49 5.82 −1.97 Delaware 78.79 76.36 81.00 4.64 −0.42 78.37 75.43 81.22 5.79 −1.42 76.95 74.22 79.68 5.46 −0.46 76.49 73.49 79.56 6.07 −1.88 Nevada 78.09 75.71 80.63 4.92 0.23 78.32 75.93 80.89 4.96 −1.86 76.46 73.84 79.34 5.50 −1.03 75.43 72.69 78.49 5.80 −2.89 Kansas 78.55 76.20 80.91 4.71 −0.27 78.28 76.02 80.58 4.56 −1.75 76.53 73.97 79.26 5.29 −0.47 76.06 73.51 78.77 5.26 −2.22 Washington, D.C. 78.09 75.44 80.41 4.97 0.19 78.28 75.02 81.13 6.11 −2.96 75.32 71.63 78.83 7.20 0.43 75.75 72.27 78.99 6.72 −2.53 Wyoming 78.27 76.02 80.60 4.58 −0.02 78.25 75.69 80.97 5.28 −1.67 76.58 74.17 79.19 5.02 −1.38 75.20 72.75 77.91 5.16 −3.05 Alaska 78.06 75.71 80.67 4.96 0.05 78.11 76.12 80.35 4.23 −1.14 76.97 74.66 79.63 4.97 −2.16 74.81 72.36 77.71 5.35 −3.30 Michigan 78.01 75.64 80.35 4.71 0.07 78.08 75.73 80.42 4.69 −1.91 76.17 73.61 78.83 5.22 −0.44 75.73 72.97 78.64 5.67 −2.35 North Carolina 77.94 75.41 80.37 4.96 −0.14 77.80 75.22 80.32 5.10 −1.58 76.22 73.42 79.05 5.63 −1.20 75.02 72.12 77.99 5.87 −2.78 Georgia 77.55 75.00 79.97 4.97 0.21 77.76 75.26 80.18 4.92 −1.93 75.83 73.14 78.51 5.37 −1.27 74.56 71.80 77.35 5.55 −3.20 New Mexico 77.61 74.84 80.46 5.62 −0.44 77.17 74.14 80.37 6.23 −2.40 74.77 71.70 78.08 6.38 −1.47 73.30 69.71 77.29 7.58 −3.87 Missouri 77.43 74.90 79.94 5.04 −0.30 77.13 74.31 79.99 5.68 −1.90 75.23 72.34 78.27 5.93 −0.47 74.76 71.73 77.95 6.22 −2.37 Indiana 77.35 74.88 79.78 4.90 −0.23 77.12 74.60 79.65 5.05 −1.95 75.17 72.47 77.99 5.52 −0.51 74.66 71.88 77.58 5.70 −2.46 Ohio 77.53 75.02 79.99 4.97 −0.52 77.01 74.47 79.56 5.09 −1.62 75.39 72.72 78.16 5.44 −0.82 74.57 71.75 77.54 5.79 −2.44 South Carolina 77.02 74.25 79.72 5.47 −0.09 76.93 74.01 79.83 5.82 −2.16 74.77 71.69 77.93 6.24 −1.19 73.58 70.52 76.74 6.22 −3.35 Louisiana 75.61 72.93 78.26 5.33 0.28 75.89 73.05 78.74 5.69 −2.70 73.19 70.08 76.46 6.38 −0.86 72.33 68.90 75.99 7.09 −3.56 Arkansas 75.83 73.26 78.40 5.14 0.04 75.87 73.20 78.61 5.41 −1.95 73.92 71.24 76.72 5.48 −1.25 72.67 69.83 75.70 5.87 −3.20 Oklahoma 75.62 73.28 78.00 4.72 0.24 75.86 73.33 78.47 5.14 −1.68 74.18 71.61 76.92 5.31 −1.42 72.76 70.06 75.68 5.62 −3.10 Tennessee 76.14 73.46 78.79 5.33 −0.37 75.77 72.94 78.64 5.70 −1.87 73.90 70.89 77.06 6.17 −1.46 72.44 69.48 75.57 6.09 −3.33 Kentucky 75.74 73.11 78.39 5.28 −0.12 75.62 73.11 78.19 5.08 −1.93 73.69 70.89 76.66 5.77 −1.25 72.44 69.67 75.40 5.73 −3.18 Alabama 75.44 72.74 78.08 5.34 0.04 75.48 72.51 78.46 5.95 −1.96 73.52 70.45 76.69 6.24 −1.34 72.18 69.02 75.48 6.46 −3.30 West Virginia 75.21 72.55 77.96 5.41 −0.53 74.68 72.11 77.41 5.30 −1.69 72.99 70.06 76.22 6.16 −1.88 71.11 68.27 74.27 6.00 −3.57 Mississippi 74.81 71.84 77.78 5.94 −0.27 74.54 71.37 77.75 6.38 −2.61 71.93 68.68 75.32 6.64 −0.96 70.97 67.71 74.39 6.68 −3.57Data source: US Mortality DataBase, 2025.[8][9]
U.S. life expectancy by state in 2014 and 2019, according to the US Mortality DataBase.[8][9] Life expectancy maps in 2014 and 2019 for male and female.[8][9] Global Data Lab (2019–2021)[edit] U.S. life expectancy by race, 1900 to 2019.[16] U.S. life expectancy by race, and sex, 2021.[17] U.S. life expectancy by race and sex, with sex gap, 2021.[17] region 2019 2019→2020 2020 2020→2021 2021 2019→2021 overall male female F Δ M overall overall male female F Δ M USA on erage 79.14 76.60 81.72 5.12 −1.73 77.41 −0.21 77.20 74.30 80.24 5.94 −1.94 Hawaii 81.55 78.49 84.65 6.16 −1.78 79.77 −0.22 79.55 76.14 83.11 6.97 −2.00 Minnesota 81.35 78.99 83.74 4.75 −1.78 79.57 −0.22 79.35 76.62 82.22 5.60 −2.00 California 81.04 78.70 83.43 4.73 −1.76 79.28 −0.22 79.06 76.34 81.92 5.58 −1.98 Connecticut 81.04 78.70 83.43 4.73 −1.76 79.28 −0.22 79.06 76.34 81.92 5.58 −1.98 Vermont 80.74 78.39 83.14 4.75 −1.76 78.98 −0.22 78.76 76.03 81.64 5.61 −1.98 Massachusetts 80.74 78.25 83.28 5.03 −1.76 78.98 −0.22 78.76 75.90 81.77 5.87 −1.98 New York 80.74 78.25 83.28 5.03 −1.76 78.98 −0.22 78.76 75.90 81.77 5.87 −1.98 New Hampshire 80.54 78.35 82.77 4.42 −1.75 78.79 −0.22 78.57 76.00 81.27 5.27 −1.97 New Jersey 80.54 78.10 83.03 4.93 −1.75 78.79 −0.22 78.57 75.75 81.52 5.77 −1.97 Utah 80.44 78.35 82.57 4.22 −1.75 78.69 −0.22 78.47 76.00 81.08 5.08 −1.97 Colorado 80.24 78.00 82.52 4.52 −1.75 78.49 −0.22 78.27 75.66 81.02 5.36 −1.97 Wisconsin 80.24 77.74 82.78 5.04 −1.75 78.49 −0.22 78.27 75.41 81.28 5.87 −1.97 Washington (state) 80.14 77.96 82.37 4.41 −1.74 78.40 −0.22 78.18 75.62 80.87 5.25 −1.96 Rhode Island 80.14 77.59 82.74 5.15 −1.74 78.40 −0.22 78.18 75.26 81.24 5.98 −1.96 Nebraska 80.04 77.59 82.53 4.94 −1.74 78.30 −0.22 78.08 75.27 81.03 5.76 −1.96 Iowa 79.94 77.49 82.43 4.94 −1.74 78.20 −0.22 77.98 75.17 80.94 5.77 −1.96 Arizona 79.84 77.20 82.52 5.32 −1.74 78.10 −0.22 77.88 74.89 81.03 6.14 −1.96 Idaho 79.74 77.60 81.92 4.32 −1.74 78.00 −0.21 77.79 75.27 80.44 5.17 −1.95 Oregon 79.74 77.45 82.07 4.62 −1.74 78.00 −0.21 77.79 75.13 80.58 5.45 −1.95 South Dakota 79.74 77.04 82.48 5.44 −1.74 78.00 −0.21 77.79 74.73 80.98 6.25 −1.95 North Dakota 79.74 76.91 82.62 5.71 −1.74 78.00 −0.21 77.79 74.60 81.12 6.52 −1.95 Florida 79.64 76.80 82.53 5.73 −1.73 77.91 −0.22 77.69 74.49 81.03 6.54 −1.95 Maine 79.44 77.05 81.87 4.82 −1.73 77.71 −0.22 77.49 74.74 80.39 5.65 −1.95 Virginia 79.24 76.85 81.67 4.82 −1.73 77.51 −0.21 77.30 74.54 80.19 5.65 −1.94 Illinois 79.24 76.70 81.82 5.12 −1.73 77.51 −0.21 77.30 74.40 80.33 5.93 −1.94 Maryland 79.04 76.50 81.62 5.12 −1.72 77.32 −0.22 77.10 74.21 80.14 5.93 −1.94 Kansas 78.94 76.40 81.52 5.12 −1.72 77.22 −0.22 77.00 74.10 80.04 5.94 −1.94 Montana 78.74 76.41 81.11 4.70 −1.72 77.02 −0.21 76.81 74.12 79.64 5.52 −1.93 Texas 78.74 76.25 81.27 5.02 −1.72 77.02 −0.21 76.81 73.96 79.79 5.83 −1.93 Pennsylvania 78.74 76.05 81.46 5.41 −1.72 77.02 −0.21 76.81 73.77 79.99 6.22 −1.93 Delaware 78.64 76.05 81.27 5.22 −1.72 76.92 −0.21 76.71 73.77 79.79 6.02 −1.93 New Mexico 78.64 75.74 81.57 5.83 −1.72 76.92 −0.21 76.71 73.47 80.09 6.62 −1.93 Alaska 78.54 76.20 80.91 4.71 −1.71 76.83 −0.22 76.61 73.92 79.44 5.52 −1.93 Wyoming 78.54 76.15 80.96 4.81 −1.71 76.83 −0.22 76.61 73.87 79.49 5.62 −1.93 Michigan 78.44 75.95 80.96 5.01 −1.71 76.73 −0.22 76.51 73.67 79.50 5.83 −1.93 Nevada 78.34 75.86 80.86 5.00 −1.71 76.63 −0.21 76.42 73.58 79.39 5.81 −1.92 Ohio 78.04 75.50 80.61 5.11 −1.70 76.34 −0.22 76.12 73.23 79.15 5.92 −1.92 North Carolina 78.04 75.35 80.77 5.42 −1.70 76.34 −0.22 76.12 73.08 79.30 6.22 −1.92 Indiana 77.83 75.20 80.51 5.31 −1.69 76.14 −0.21 75.93 72.94 79.05 6.11 −1.90 Missouri 77.73 75.05 80.46 5.41 −1.69 76.04 −0.21 75.83 72.80 79.00 6.20 −1.90 Georgia 77.43 74.85 80.06 5.21 −1.68 75.75 −0.21 75.54 72.60 78.61 6.01 −1.89 South Carolina 77.23 74.29 80.22 5.93 −1.68 75.55 −0.21 75.34 72.06 78.76 6.70 −1.89 Washington, D.C. 76.73 73.86 79.65 5.79 −1.67 75.06 −0.21 74.85 71.64 78.20 6.56 −1.88 Tennessee 76.53 73.70 79.40 5.70 −1.67 74.86 −0.21 74.65 71.49 77.96 6.47 −1.88 Kentucky 76.23 73.55 78.95 5.40 −1.66 74.57 −0.21 74.36 71.34 77.52 6.18 −1.87 Arkansas 76.23 73.30 79.20 5.90 −1.66 74.57 −0.21 74.36 71.10 77.77 6.67 −1.87 Oklahoma 76.13 73.55 78.75 5.20 −1.66 74.47 −0.21 74.26 71.34 77.32 5.98 −1.87 Louisiana 75.93 72.90 79.00 6.10 −1.65 74.28 −0.21 74.07 70.71 77.57 6.86 −1.86 Alabama 75.63 72.75 78.55 5.80 −1.65 73.98 −0.21 73.77 70.57 77.13 6.56 −1.86 West Virginia 75.63 72.71 78.59 5.88 −1.65 73.98 −0.21 73.77 70.53 77.17 6.64 −1.86 Mississippi 75.23 72.09 78.41 6.32 −1.64 73.59 −0.21 73.38 69.92 76.99 7.07 −1.85Data source: Global Data Lab, 2021.[18]
Percentage surviving in 2019[edit] See also: Gompertz–Makeham law of mortalityThe percentage surviving, is the percent of the population that would survive to certain age, if their life conditions in a given year, were extrapolated to their whole life.
Data of the National Center for Health Statistics[edit] Hispanic originand race Percentage surviving to 65 years percentage surviving to 85 years percentage surviving to 100 years male female male female male female total population 80.0 87.8 36.3 50.3 1.1 3.0 non-Hispanic Asian 90.4 95.0 57.0 69.6 4.2 7.9 Hispanic 84.1 91.2 44.6 60.0 2.4 6.1 non-Hispanic White 80.0 87.6 36.0 49.7 1.0 2.7 non-Hispanic Black 70.5 81.8 25.4 41.8 1.2 3.4 non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native 62.5 74.3 23.7 36.7 1.6 4.0Data source: National Center for Health Statistics, 2022.[19]
The percent of people surviving to certain ages by race and sex in the US, 2019.[19] Data of the United States Mortality DataBase[edit] The percent of US people surviving to certain ages by gender, 2019, US Mortality DataBase.[20][9]The table below contains data about percentage surving in the US on erage in comparison to the data for the states of New York and California.
Males living in California are slightly more likely to overcome the 100-year mark than males living in New York. But females are slightly rarer.
Age US on erage New York California Percentage surviving F Δ M F / M Percentage surviving F Δ M F / M Percentage surviving F Δ M F / M male female male female male female 1 99.4 99.5 0.1 1.00 99.5 99.6 0.1 1.00 99.6 99.6 0.1 1.00 5 99.3 99.4 0.1 1.00 99.4 99.6 0.1 1.00 99.5 99.6 0.1 1.00 10 99.2 99.4 0.1 1.00 99.4 99.5 0.1 1.00 99.4 99.5 0.1 1.00 15 99.1 99.3 0.2 1.00 99.3 99.5 0.2 1.00 99.4 99.5 0.1 1.00 20 98.8 99.2 0.4 1.00 99.1 99.4 0.3 1.00 99.1 99.4 0.3 1.00 25 98.2 98.9 0.8 1.01 98.7 99.2 0.5 1.01 98.6 99.2 0.6 1.01 30 97.4 98.6 1.2 1.01 98.1 99.0 0.9 1.01 98.0 99.0 1.0 1.01 35 96.4 98.1 1.7 1.02 97.4 98.6 1.3 1.01 97.3 98.7 1.4 1.01 40 95.3 97.5 2.2 1.02 96.5 98.2 1.7 1.02 96.4 98.2 1.8 1.02 45 94.0 96.8 2.8 1.03 95.4 97.7 2.3 1.02 95.4 97.7 2.2 1.02 50 92.2 95.6 3.4 1.04 93.9 96.8 2.9 1.03 94.0 96.8 2.8 1.03 55 89.6 93.9 4.4 1.05 91.7 95.4 3.7 1.04 91.8 95.5 3.7 1.04 60 85.6 91.4 5.8 1.07 88.4 93.4 5.0 1.06 88.5 93.6 5.1 1.06 65 80.1 87.8 7.7 1.10 83.7 90.4 6.7 1.08 83.8 90.6 6.8 1.08 70 73.1 83.0 10.0 1.14 77.3 86.2 8.9 1.11 77.6 86.6 9.0 1.12 75 64.0 75.9 11.9 1.19 68.9 79.9 11.0 1.16 69.4 80.6 11.2 1.16 80 51.9 65.5 13.6 1.26 57.3 70.4 13.1 1.23 58.0 71.5 13.5 1.23 85 36.5 50.3 13.9 1.38 42.0 56.2 14.2 1.34 42.5 56.9 14.4 1.34 90 19.7 31.3 11.6 1.59 23.8 36.8 13.0 1.54 24.4 37.3 12.8 1.53 95 6.7 13.2 6.6 1.99 8.9 17.2 8.3 1.93 9.1 17.1 8.0 1.87 100 1.179 3.124 1.945 2.65 1.750 4.694 2.944 2.68 1.848 4.569 2.721 2.47 105 0.093 0.338 0.245 3.63 0.153 0.608 0.455 3.97 0.168 0.570 0.402 3.39 110 0.003 0.015 0.012 5.00 0.006 0.033 0.027 5.50 0.006 0.029 0.023 4.83Data source: US Mortality DataBase, 2025.[20][21][22][9]
Past life expectancy, 1940–2019[edit] State/Territory 2019[11] 2010[23] 2000[23] 1990[23] 1980[23] 1970[23] 1960[23] 1950[23] 1940[23] Change1940-2019 United States[24] 78.8 78.7 76.8 75.4 73.7 70.8 69.7 68.1 64.0 14.8 Alabama 75.5 75.3 74.4 73.7 72.3 69.2 67.9 65.9 60.2 15.3 Alaska 78.2 77.9 76.2 75.0 72.4 69.2 67.2 65.8 58.1 20.1 AmericanSamoa[25] 74.8 71.6 71.4 70.9 70.2 69.3 67.0 N/A N/A N/A Arizona 79.3 79.1 77.1 76.2 74.2 70.9 69.3 66.1 59.0 20.3 Arkansas 75.9 76.0 74.8 74.4 73.3 70.8 69.9 69.0 64.3 11.6 California 81.2 80.5 78.1 75.8 74.3 71.8 70.8 69.3 65.3 15.9 Colorado 80.2 80.0 78.4 77.2 75.4 72.1 70.9 69.2 64.7 15.5 Connecticut 80.6 80.7 78.3 77.1 74.9 72.6 71.1 70.1 66.3 14.3 Delaware 78.4 78.2 76.4 75.0 73.2 69.9 69.1 67.1 65.0 13.4 District ofColumbia 78.5 76.8 72.1 67.4 68.9 65.2 66.3 63.7 56.0 22.5 Florida 79.6 78.9 77.0 75.7 73.8 70.8 69.9 67.8 61.6 18.0 Georgia 77.7 77.2 75.1 73.8 72.1 68.4 67.5 65.8 60.2 17.5 Guam[12] 79.9 77.0 75.0 71.9 69.3 65.7 61.0 N/A N/A N/A Hawaii 81.6 81.2 79.5 78.2 77.1 74.0 71.3 70.0 65.8 15.8 Idaho 79.6 79.4 78.1 77.2 75.2 72.0 71.4 69.2 66.9 12.7 Illinois 79.3 78.9 76.6 74.9 73.3 70.1 69.6 68.0 64.8 14.5 Indiana 77.1 77.5 76.0 75.4 73.9 70.9 70.3 68.6 64.9 12.2 Iowa 79.1 79.6 78.3 77.5 75.8 72.6 71.9 70.5 68.1 11.0 Kansas 78.3 78.5 77.4 77.0 75.2 72.8 71.9 70.3 67.3 11.0 Kentucky 75.6 75.8 75.1 74.4 72.8 70.0 69.6 67.5 62.1 13.5 Louisiana 76.0 75.7 74.1 73.1 71.6 68.7 67.9 66.6 61.2 14.8 Maine 78.4 79.1 77.6 76.6 74.4 70.7 70.2 69.1 64.8 13.6 Maryland 79.0 78.9 76.2 74.9 73.3 70.2 68.6 67.1 61.6 17.4 Massachusetts 80.7 80.5 78.2 76.8 74.8 71.9 70.5 69.7 65.7 15.0 Michigan 78.1 78.0 76.4 75.1 73.7 70.7 70.2 68.5 65.1 13.0 Minnesota 80.6 80.8 79.0 77.8 76.1 73.0 71.8 70.5 67.9 12.7 Mississippi 74.5 74.8 73.4 73.1 71.8 68.4 67.6 65.5 60.3 14.2 Missouri 77.2 77.4 76.0 75.3 73.6 70.6 70.2 68.6 64.5 12.7 Montana 78.6 78.5 77.3 76.4 73.8 70.8 69.6 68.1 65.0 13.6 Nebraska 79.4 79.6 78.3 76.9 75.4 72.5 72.0 70.7 68.3 11.1 Nevada 78.3 77.8 75.9 74.5 72.6 69.3 67.6 66.0 61.6 16.7 New Hampshire 79.6 80.3 78.5 77.0 75.1 71.6 70.7 69.3 66.2 13.4 New Jersey 80.5 79.9 77.3 75.4 73.8 71.0 69.9 68.4 64.5 16.0 New Mexico 77.2 78.1 77.1 76.0 73.8 70.5 69.3 65.9 59.0 18.2 New York 81.2 80.2 77.6 74.6 73.4 70.5 69.7 68.2 64.9 16.3 North Carolina 77.8 77.8 75.6 74.7 73.0 69.3 68.2 66.9 61.9 15.9 North Dakota 79.2 79.6 78.8 77.5 75.6 73.0 71.5 70.0 67.4 11.8 Northern MarianaIslands[25] 76.1 76.4 75.8 74.3 73.6 71.4 69.3 N/A N/A N/A Ohio 77.0 77.6 76.3 75.3 73.3 70.8 70.2 68.7 64.7 12.3 Oklahoma 75.9 75.7 75.0 75.0 73.6 71.1 70.8 69.8 65.3 10.6 Oregon 79.6 79.5 77.8 76.5 74.9 72.4 71.0 69.8 66.9 12.7 Pennsylvania 78.5 78.4 76.7 75.4 73.3 70.4 69.5 67.7 63.9 14.6 Puerto Rico[12] 79.8 78.4 76.7 74.2 73.7 71.5 68.7 N/A N/A N/A Rhode Island 79.8 79.5 78.0 76.4 74.6 71.7 70.6 68.5 65.5 14.3 South Carolina 76.9 76.7 74.7 73.6 71.8 68.1 66.1 64.3 57.1 19.8 South Dakota 78.5 79.2 78.0 77.1 74.8 72.3 70.5 69.8 67.1 11.4 Tennessee 75.8 76.1 74.7 74.2 73.1 70.0 69.4 67.1 62.4 13.4 Texas 78.8 78.3 76.5 75.2 73.6 70.8 70.2 67.8 62.8 16.0 Utah 79.9 79.8 78.6 78.0 75.8 72.8 71.8 69.9 66.8 13.1 U.S. VirginIslands[12] 79.6 78.0 76.6 74.2 71.7 69.1 66.2 N/A N/A N/A Vermont 79.9 80.0 78.2 76.7 74.3 71.9 70.4 69.3 65.6 14.3 Virginia 79.3 79.0 76.8 75.3 73.3 70.2 68.7 66.4 59.9 19.4 Washington 80.2 80.0 78.2 76.8 75.0 71.9 71.1 69.4 66.4 13.8 West Virginia 74.7 75.4 74.9 74.4 72.6 69.2 69.6 67.4 62.8 11.9 Wisconsin 79.3 79.6 78.0 76.9 75.3 72.5 71.1 69.7 67.4 11.9 Wyoming 78.3 78.0 77.1 76.4 73.8 70.8 69.2 68.0 65.1 13.2 Life expectancy in counties with 500,000+ people in 2019[edit] Life expectancy by U.S. county (years)[11] County State Total White Hispanic Black Asian Los Angeles California 82.4 81.2 84.4 76.1 87.7 Cook Illinois 79.7 81.1 85.6 73.3 89 Harris Texas 79.9 79.2 84.3 74.8 87.5 Maricopa Arizona 80.5 80.7 81.6 77 87.2 San Diego California 82.2 81.4 84.1 78.2 87.9 Orange California 83.2 81.7 84.7 81 88.1 Miami-Dade Florida 82.4 80.1 84.2 77 91.1 Dallas Texas 79.1 78.8 84.4 74.9 87.7 Kings New York 82.9 83.8 83.5 81.4 89.2 Riverside California 80.9 79.5 83.6 77.5 87 Clark Nevada 79 77.4 86 74.7 85.4 King Washington 82.4 82.1 86.4 77.6 87.8 Queens New York 84.1 82.2 88.3 81.5 89.9 San Bernardino California 78.8 76.5 81.8 75 86.7 Tarrant Texas 79.3 78.6 85 76.6 86.8 Bexar Texas 78.9 78.5 79.6 75.6 87.9 Broward Florida 81.5 79.6 86.9 80.8 89 Santa Clara California 84.9 83.1 84.3 79.7 90 Wayne Michigan 75.5 77.5 80.2 72.2 90.4 Alameda California 83.1 82.2 84.5 75.7 88.6 New York New York 85.3 87.6 86 77.1 90.3 Middlesex Massachusetts 82.4 81.9 89.6 82.7 90.5 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 76.4 77.2 80 73.6 89.5 Sacramento California 79.6 78.9 82.8 75.1 84.9 Palm Beach Florida 82.6 81.9 87 81 92.1 Hillsborough Florida 79.6 79 82.9 76.5 89.5 Suffolk New York 80.9 80.6 85.7 78.1 88.9 Orange Florida 80.6 79.6 83.8 78.3 89.5 Bronx New York 80.9 79.1 83.4 79 91.7 Nassau New York 83.1 82.7 87.7 81.2 90.7 Franklin Ohio 77.2 77.6 90.3 74.3 87.1 Tris Texas 81.9 81.5 84.9 77.6 88.8 Hennepin Minnesota 81.3 81.9 88.5 77.3 85.8 Oakland Michigan 80.4 80.6 83.9 77.2 92.6 Cuyahoga Ohio 77 78.3 82.7 73.6 89 Allegheny Pennsylvania 78.1 78.9 90 72.4 86.4 Salt Lake Utah 79.8 79.4 82.8 75.6 83.8 Contra Costa California 82.5 81.9 85.2 76.6 88.4 Fairfax Virginia 85.6 84.7 92 84.1 90.3 Wake North Carolina 81.8 82.4 87.4 78.1 90.4 Mecklenburg North Carolina 80.6 81.7 88.6 77 87.3 Fulton Georgia 79.6 82.8 87.7 75.4 88.9 Collin Texas 82.7 81.8 87.4 80.4 90 Pima Arizona 79.5 79.5 80.7 75.7 88.1 Montgomery Maryland 84.6 83.8 92.4 82.1 90.2 Fresno California 78.9 78 81 72.1 81.7 St. Louis Missouri 78 79.9 86.9 71.7 89.1 Pinellas Florida 79.2 79.1 84.8 74.9 88.4 Duval Florida 76.1 75.7 83.8 74.2 88.7 Marion Indiana 76 76.5 86.8 73.3 84.9 Westchester New York 83.6 83.5 89.1 80.7 92.7 Honolulu Hawaii 82.5 81.9 76.6 86 83.2 Milwaukee Wisconsin 76.9 78.6 82.5 71.7 83.5 Gwinnett Georgia 81.2 80 88.2 80.1 86.7 Fairfield Connecticut 83 82.8 87.7 80.8 94.2 Shelby Tennessee 75.5 78 86.5 73.2 86.3 Bergen New Jersey 83.2 81.9 88.3 80.3 92.4 Denton Texas 82 81.1 89 80.5 88.6 DuPage Illinois 82.5 81.8 87.6 78.1 90.6 Erie New York 78.7 79.4 81.3 74 88.8 Pierce Washington 79 79 84 76.1 82.8 Prince George's Maryland 79.6 79.2 86.6 78.6 89.2 Kern California 77.5 75.6 81.1 72.3 84.1 Hartford Connecticut 80.2 80.1 81.9 79.1 90.1 Hidalgo Texas 81.9 81.3 81.3 88.3 94.8 Macomb Michigan 78 78.3 83 73.5 87.8 San Francisco California 84 83.3 85.4 73.1 87.8 New Hen Connecticut 80.1 80 83.7 77.5 98.8 Ventura California 82.5 81.5 84.7 80.8 89.3 El Paso Texas 80.1 76.7 81 78.5 86.1 Fort Bend Texas 83 81.5 86.5 80.5 89 Montgomery Pennsylvania 80.9 80.8 86.8 77.9 88.6 Snohomish Washington 80.5 79.7 85.6 83.3 88.7 Worcester Massachusetts 79.3 79.3 82.1 81.5 90 Baltimore Maryland 78.1 78 90.5 76.5 89.4 Middlesex New Jersey 81.7 79.4 85.8 80 90.4 Hamilton Ohio 76.6 77.7 97.3 73.1 86.1 Multnomah Oregon 79.7 79.6 85.2 74.1 84.3 Oklahoma Oklahoma 76.1 76.3 82.4 72.9 83.8 Suffolk Massachusetts 81.6 80.7 89 79.7 90.9 Essex New Jersey 79.8 82.1 84.8 75.6 93.8 Essex Massachusetts 80.2 79.8 86.4 80 89 Lee Florida 82.5 81.7 85.2 81 97.6 San Joaquin California 78.6 77.3 81.8 72 83.2 Jefferson Kentucky 76.1 76.5 89.2 73.3 82.7 Cobb Georgia 80.7 80.6 88.7 78.7 89.2 DeKalb Georgia 80.4 82.7 87 78.4 90.4 San Mateo California 85 83.4 87.8 79 89.5 Polk Florida 78.6 78.1 82.8 75.7 91 Monroe New York 79.8 80.7 80.6 74.5 88.4 Denver Colorado 79.9 81 79.6 75.4 86.5 El Paso Colorado 78.9 79 79.8 75.3 85.9 District ofColumbia District ofColumbia 79 88 88.3 72.7 89.9 Norfolk Massachusetts 81.9 81.3 88.8 81.7 90.9 Jackson Missouri 77.2 78.4 83.4 72.8 86.3 Didson Tennessee 77 77.7 88.6 74 86.3 Lake Illinois 81.6 81.4 85.1 75.1 91.2 Will Illinois 79.8 79.3 85.3 77 92.1 Bernalillo New Mexico 78.4 79.3 78 74.6 86.4 Hudson New Jersey 82.6 79.5 86.4 75.8 92.2 Kent Michigan 80 80.4 85.1 74.7 92.9 Tulsa Oklahoma 76.8 77.4 85.7 71.3 83.6 Arapahoe Colorado 81.3 81.2 83.7 79.4 87.6 Jefferson Alabama 74.6 76 79.1 72.7 83.6 Utah Utah 80.6 80.3 86.9 77.9 82.9 Providence Rhode Island 79.4 78.5 91.3 82.8 85.9 Bucks Pennsylvania 79.9 79.5 87.8 78.2 89.1 Montgomery Texas 79.7 78.9 86.5 77.4 92.8 Monmouth New Jersey 80.6 80.4 83.8 75.8 89.6 Williamson Texas 82.1 81.3 85.3 79.7 90.1 Ocean New Jersey 79.1 78.8 85.6 76.5 91.3 Brevard Florida 77.8 77.2 84.3 76.6 90.2 Johnson Kansas 81.7 81.7 84.4 76.9 87.2 Washington Oregon 82.7 82.1 88.7 84.3 87.8 Baltimore City Maryland 72.8 75.7 92.8 70.6 95.3 Jefferson Colorado 80.8 81 80 73.4 86.3 Anne Arundel Maryland 79.3 79.1 86.4 78 85.1 Douglas Nebraska 79.1 79.5 89.5 73.1 85.8 Pasco Florida 77.8 76.8 83.8 78.5 87.6 Bristol Massachusetts 78.7 78.9 84.7 83.6 91.8 Delaware Pennsylvania 78.6 79 82.9 75.6 91.3 New Castle Delaware 78.4 78.5 86.1 75.9 90.6 Volusia Florida 76.8 76 82.4 75.3 86.8 Union New Jersey 81.6 81.3 87.6 78 91.7 Dane Wisconsin 81.8 82 85.2 73.7 89.5 Stanislaus California 78.2 76.5 82.6 73.1 82.9 Ramsey Minnesota 79.9 80.7 82.9 75.5 80.5 Lancaster Pennsylvania 80.5 80.5 82.7 77.8 86.9 Guilford North Carolina 78.1 78.7 88.1 75.6 89.2 Summit Ohio 77.2 77.8 99.9 72.8 82.6 Greenville South Carolina 78.4 78.6 86 75.5 87.7 Montgomery Ohio 74.9 75.5 93.5 71.7 88.4 Kane Illinois 81.6 80.9 88.2 77.1 87.6 Spokane Washington 78.6 78.5 84.2 77.4 84.4 Chester Pennsylvania 81.4 81.3 88.1 75.8 93.8 Plymouth Massachusetts 79.8 79.5 86.9 85 88.5 Sedgwick Kansas 77.6 77.9 82.8 72.9 89 Adams Colorado 79.4 78.6 82.1 76.3 85.8 Camden New Jersey 77.2 77.5 81.3 73.2 89.4 Passaic New Jersey 80.6 79.7 87 74 90.5 Clark Washington 80.1 79.8 85.7 77.2 85.8 Morris New Jersey 82.6 81.9 88.9 79.5 91.9 Lake Indiana 76.3 76.8 81.9 72.4 88 Charts[edit]
The charts below compare life expectancy in the U.S. with life expectancy in other countries.
U.S. life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, compared to other nations, 2019.[6] International life expectancy and healthy life expectancy for males and females, 2019.[6] U.S. life expectancy in comparison to Canada[26] U.S. life expectancy in comparison to China and Russia, 2022.[2] U.S. life expectancy in comparison to selected countries, 2022.[2] U.S. life expectancy compared to selected North American nations, 2022.[2] See also[edit] life expectancy at Wikipedia's sister projects Definitions from WiktionaryMedia from CommonsNews from WikinewsQuotations from WikiquoteTexts from WikisourceTextbooks from WikibooksResources from Wikiversity Wikimedia Commons has media related to Life expectancy maps for the United States. List of U.S. congressional districts by life expectancy List of U.S. counties with shortest life expectancy List of U.S. counties with longest life expectancy List of U.S. states and territories by poverty rate Thank God for Mississippi Hispanic paradoxInternational:
List of countries by life expectancy List of North American countries by life expectancy List of Mexican states by life expectancy List of Canadian provinces and territories by life expectancy List of European regions by life expectancy References[edit] ^ "Actuarial Life Table". U.S. Social Security Administration Office of Chief Actuary. 2020. Archived from the original on July 8, 2023. ^ a b c d e f g "Life expectancy at birth, total - United States". World Bank Group. ^ "Life expectancy at birth: United States". Our World in Data. ^ a b c Arias, Elizabeth; Xu, Jiaquan; Tejada-Vera, Betzaida; Murphy, Sherry L.; Bastian, Brigham (August 23, 2022). "U.S. State Life Tables, 2020" (PDF). National Vital Statistics Reports. 71 (2). National Center for Health Statistics: 3. — Table A ^ "World Population Prospects 2024" (XLSX). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. 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