What is life expectancy in different states of America: rating

A report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics found that Hawaii has the highest life expectancy for residents at 80,9 years, while Mississippi has the lowest at 74,4 years. What places did other states find themselves in, the publication said USA Today.

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The report analyzes life expectancy in all 50 states and the District of Columbia using data on age-specific death rates in 2019. The average life expectancy in the country was 78,8 years. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that, in most cases, women live longer than men.

According to the report, the lowest life expectancy in the southern United States.

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States with the highest life expectancy:

• Hawaii - 80,9 years
• California - 80,9 years
• New York - 80,7 years
• Minnesota - 80,4 years
• Massachusetts - 80,4 years
• Connecticut - 80,3 years
• New Jersey - 80,1 years
• Washington - 80 years old
• Colorado - 80 years
• Vermont - 79,8 years

States with the lowest longevity:

• Mississippi - 74,4 years
• West Virginia - 74,5 years
• Alabama - 75,2 years
• Kentucky - 75,5 years
• Tennessee - 75,6 years
• Arkansas - 75,7 years
• Oklahoma - 75,7 years
• Louisiana - 75,7 years
• South Carolina - 76,8 years
• Ohio - 76,9 years

Elizabeth Arias, lead author of the new report, said that although poverty was not accounted for, states with low life expectancy also had high levels of poverty.

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“If you look at the life expectancy map and the socioeconomic status map, including poverty, education level, we see that they are very similar,” Arias said.

Life expectancy in other states:

• Utah - 79,7 years
• Oregon - 79,6 years
• Idaho - 79,5 years
• Rhode Island - 79,5 years
• New Hampshire - 79,4 years
• Wisconsin - 79,3 years
• Nebraska - 79,2 years
• Virginia - 79,1 years
• Florida - 79 years old
• Illinois - 79 years old
• Iowa - 79 years old
• Arizona - 78,8 years
• North Dakota - 78,8 years
• Texas - 78,6 years
• Maryland - 78,5 years
• Montana - 78,4 years
• South Dakota - 78,4 years
• Maine - 78,3 years
• Pennsylvania - 78,3 years
• Kansas - 78,2 years
• Delaware - 78,1 years
• District of Columbia - 78 years
• Michigan - 78 years old
• Nevada - 78 years old
• Alaska - 77,7 years
• Wyoming - 77,7 years
• North Carolina - 77,6 years
• Georgia - 77,4 years
• Indiana - 77 years old
• Montana - 76,9 years
• New Mexico - 76,9 years

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