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Life expectancy by state

A baby born in Hawaii can expect to live 81.3 years at today's death rates. In West Virginia it is 74.1, a gap of 7.3 years. In every state, women live longer than men.

Quick facts

  • Life expectancy at birth is highest in Hawaii, at 81.3 years, and lowest in West Virginia, at 74.1 years (NCHS state life tables for 2022, adjusted to 2024 death rates).
  • U.S. life expectancy at birth was 79.0 years in 2024 (NCHS U.S. life tables, 2024).
  • 22 of the 50 states and D.C. have a life expectancy at birth above the U.S. average of 79.0 years (NCHS state life tables for 2022, adjusted to 2024 death rates).
  • Women live longer than men in every one of the 50 states and D.C. (NCHS state life tables for 2022, adjusted to 2024 death rates).

WomenMenYears of life expected at birth

  1. HawaiiWomen 84.1 years, men 78.6 years.
  2. MassachusettsWomen 83.3 years, men 78.9 years.
  3. New JerseyWomen 83.1 years, men 78.6 years.
  4. New YorkWomen 83.2 years, men 78.4 years.
  5. ConnecticutWomen 83.2 years, men 78.4 years.
  6. CaliforniaWomen 83.2 years, men 78.3 years.
  7. MinnesotaWomen 82.7 years, men 78.6 years.
  8. Rhode IslandWomen 82.9 years, men 78.2 years.
  9. UtahWomen 82.0 years, men 78.8 years.
  10. New HampshireWomen 82.2 years, men 78.0 years.
  11. ColoradoWomen 82.2 years, men 77.7 years.
  12. WashingtonWomen 82.1 years, men 77.7 years.
  13. IdahoWomen 81.7 years, men 78.0 years.
  14. VermontWomen 82.1 years, men 77.5 years.
  15. NebraskaWomen 81.9 years, men 77.5 years.
  16. WisconsinWomen 81.8 years, men 77.3 years.
  17. North DakotaWomen 82.0 years, men 77.1 years.
  18. FloridaWomen 81.9 years, men 76.9 years.
  19. IowaWomen 81.6 years, men 77.1 years.
  20. MarylandWomen 81.7 years, men 76.8 years.
  21. OregonWomen 81.6 years, men 76.8 years.
  22. IllinoisWomen 81.5 years, men 76.6 years.
  23. United StatesWomen 81.5 years, men 76.5 years.
  24. VirginiaWomen 81.1 years, men 76.7 years.
  25. South DakotaWomen 80.9 years, men 77.0 years.
  26. MontanaWomen 81.2 years, men 76.6 years.
  27. PennsylvaniaWomen 81.2 years, men 76.4 years.
  28. TexasWomen 81.0 years, men 76.3 years.
  29. WyomingWomen 80.6 years, men 76.3 years.
  30. MichiganWomen 80.6 years, men 76.0 years.
  31. ArizonaWomen 81.2 years, men 75.6 years.
  32. MaineWomen 80.8 years, men 75.7 years.
  33. Washington, D.C.Women 81.0 years, men 75.2 years.
  34. DelawareWomen 80.8 years, men 75.4 years.
  35. KansasWomen 80.2 years, men 75.8 years.
  36. NevadaWomen 80.4 years, men 75.7 years.
  37. AlaskaWomen 79.7 years, men 75.5 years.
  38. North CarolinaWomen 80.0 years, men 74.9 years.
  39. GeorgiaWomen 79.9 years, men 74.8 years.
  40. OhioWomen 79.6 years, men 74.8 years.
  41. IndianaWomen 79.5 years, men 74.5 years.
  42. MissouriWomen 79.4 years, men 74.4 years.
  43. South CarolinaWomen 79.5 years, men 74.1 years.
  44. New MexicoWomen 79.6 years, men 73.4 years.
  45. ArkansasWomen 78.1 years, men 73.2 years.
  46. LouisianaWomen 78.6 years, men 72.6 years.
  47. TennesseeWomen 78.3 years, men 72.8 years.
  48. AlabamaWomen 78.4 years, men 72.7 years.
  49. OklahomaWomen 78.0 years, men 73.2 years.
  50. KentuckyWomen 77.7 years, men 72.9 years.
  51. MississippiWomen 77.3 years, men 71.5 years.
  52. West VirginiaWomen 76.7 years, men 71.5 years.

Source: U.S. State Life Tables, 2022 (NVSR Vol. 74, No. 12), tables XX-1 to XX-3 (2022), adjusted to 2024 U.S. death rates from United States Life Tables, 2024 (NVSR Vol. 75, No. 5), Tables 1-3. How we adjust

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