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Map of Life Expectancy at Birth in the United States

Average years a baby born here can expect to live. Higher is better.

Data updated 2015 - Source: CDC USALEEP

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Category

health

Native level

Census tract

Unit

Years

Vintage

2010-2015

States ranked by life expectancy at birth

51 states with data (2010-2015). Top 10 highest and bottom 10 lowest.

Top 10 states by life expectancy at birth
RankStateValue
1Hawaii81.1
2Vermont81.1
3Massachusetts80.5
4Minnesota80.5
5New York80.5
6Connecticut80.3
7California80.2
8New Hampshire80.0
9South Dakota80.0
10Wyoming79.9
Bottom 10 states by life expectancy at birth
RankStateValue
51Mississippi74.8
50Alabama75.1
49Louisiana75.6
48District of Columbia75.9
47Tennessee75.9
46Oklahoma75.9
45Kentucky75.9
44Arkansas76.0
43West Virginia76.0
42Georgia76.8

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hearthmap renders life expectancy at birth as a choropleth map of the United States. Zoom in to see census tract values shaded against the rest of the country, and click any region to see its exact value with margin of error.

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Source: CDC USALEEP · 2010-2015

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