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List of U.S. states and territories by life expectancy

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**State Life Expectancy Rankings**:
– Hawaii: 81.6
– California: 81.2
– New York: 81.2
– Minnesota: 80.6
– Connecticut: 80.6
– Mississippi: 74.5 (lowest)
– Alaska: 78.2 (showing improvement)
– American Samoa: 74.8 (increased)
– Alabama: 75.5 (1940) vs. 74.5 (2019)
– Arizona: 79.3
– Arkansas: 75.9

**Trends in Life Expectancy**:
– Overall U.S. life expectancy: 78.8 in 2019
– Decline in life expectancy in some states
– Increases in Hawaii and California
– Notable decreases in Mississippi and West Virginia
– Maine: Decrease from 79.1 (2010) to 78.7 (2018)

**International Comparison**:
– U.S. life expectancy compared to other major countries
– Comparison with China and Russia
– Comparison with North American countries
– Healthy life expectancy comparison with other nations
– Gender gap in life expectancy calculations

**Specific State Life Expectancy**:
– New Jersey: Hudson (74.6), Kent (80.4), Monmouth (80.6), Ocean (79.1), Morris (82.6)
– Michigan: Kent (85.1)
Oklahoma: Tulsa (77.4)
– Colorado: Arapahoe (81.2), Jefferson (73.4), Adams (78.6)
– Alabama: Jefferson (100)
– Utah: Utah (80.3)
– Rhode Island: Providence (78.5), Anne Arundel (79.1)
– Texas: Montgomery (78.9), Williamson (81.3)
– Florida: Pasco (76.8), Brevard (77.2), Volusia (82.4)
– Pennsylvania: Bucks (79.5), Lancaster (80.5)
– Delaware: New Castle (78.5)
– Massachusetts: Bristol (78.9)

**Historical Life Expectancy Data**:
– Comparison of life expectancy data from 1940 to 2019 for various states and territories
– Notable changes in life expectancy over the years in different regions

This article presents a list of United States states and territories sorted by their life expectancy at birth, sex, race, and in the past.

The remaining life expectancy is the expected remaining number of years of life as a function of current age, 2020 statistics. Life expectancy at birth is indicated above the "0" current age.
A chart of US life expectancy, World Bank Group, 2022.
US life expectancy by gender, with gender gap, 2022.
US life expectancy in comparison to the US President, 2023.
U.S. life expectancy, 2021, Our World in Data.
US life expectancy by state, 2020.

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.

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