National Vital Statistics Reports…U.S. State Life Tables, by Elizabeth Arias, Ph.D., Brigham Bastian, B.S., Jiaquan Xu, M.D., and Betzaida Tejada-Vera, M.S., Division of Vital Statistics

REPORT LISTING LIFE EXPECTANCY FOR EACH STATE

Hawaii is #1 State…….

Objectives—This report presents complete period life tables
for each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia by sex
based on age-specific death rates in 2018.
Methods—Data used to prepare the 2018 state-specific
life tables include 2018 final mortality statistics; July 1, 2018
population estimates based on the 2010 decennial census; and
2018 Medicare data for persons aged 66–99. The methodology
used to estimate the state-specific life tables is the same as
that used to estimate the 2018 national life tables, with some
modifications.
Results—Among the 50 states and the District of Columbia,
Hawaii had the highest life expectancy at birth, 81.0 years
in 2018, and West Virginia had the lowest, 74.4 years. Life
expectancy at age 65 ranged from 17.5 years in Kentucky to 21.1
years in Hawaii. Life expectancy at birth was higher for females
in all states and the District of Columbia. The difference in life
expectancy between females and males ranged from 3.8 years in
Utah to 6.2 years in New Mexico.