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The average life expectancy among the lowest 10 states in 2021 was 72.3 years, more than four years shorter than the average life expectancy for the U.S. overall that year.
Overall, life expectancy at birth in Hawaii, Washington, California, and New York are among the longest in the nation, while life expectancy at birth in Mississippi, American Samoa, and West Virginia are among the shortest in the nation.
Three states — California, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire — are tied for fourth place, each with a life expectancy of 79 years. On the other hand, Mississippi has the lowest life expectancy across all states at 71.9 years.
The ten states with the lowest life expectancies, in order, are Mississippi (74.6), West Virginia (74.9), Alabama (74.9), Kentucky (75.1), Arkansas (75.4), Oklahoma (75.5), Louisiana (75.5), Tennessee (76.1), South Carolina (76.2), and Ohio (76.6). Mississippi's longevity is the lowest in the United States at 74.6 years.
Using the CDC 's National Center for Health Statistics 2021 report — the most recent CDC state data available — here are the five states with the longest life expectancies and the five...
The three states with the shortest life expectancy are Mississippi (70.9 years), West Virginia (71 years) and Alabama (72 years). The average life expectancy in the United...
The CDC found that Americans are expected to live an average of 78.7 years, though women were more likely to outlive men by five years nationwide, according to the report. States in the South...
Life Expectancy at Birth by State. SOURCE: National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System, 2018-2021 data.
U.S. Life Expectancy by State and Sex for 2020. This interactive United States map shows estimates of U.S. life expectancy at birth by State and sex for 2020. Estimates were produced for the U.S., 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Hawaii, with a life expectancy of 80.7 years, leads the nation. Mississippi, unfortunately, records the lowest life expectancy at 71.9 years—a whole nine years less than Hawaii. States with life expectancy higher than the national average are primarily located in the Western and North Eastern U.S.