Table CChange in life expectancy at birth: Each state, District of Columbia, and United States, from 2020 to 2021

Area20212020Change in life expectancy from 2020 to 2021
Alaska74.576.6-2.1
West Virginia71.072.8-1.8
New Mexico73.074.5-1.5
Florida76.177.5-1.4
Oklahoma72.774.1-1.4
Oregon77.478.8-1.4
Tennessee72.473.8-1.4
Arizona75.076.3-1.3
Arkansas72.573.8-1.3
Georgia74.375.6-1.3
South Carolina73.574.8-1.3
Wyoming75.076.3-1.3
Alabama72.073.2-1.2
Idaho77.278.4-1.2
Kentucky72.373.5-1.2
Nevada75.176.3-1.2
North Carolina74.976.1-1.2
Maine76.777.8-1.1
Texas75.476.5-1.1
Mississippi70.971.9-1.0
Montana75.876.8-1.0
Washington78.279.2-1.0
Louisiana72.273.1-0.9
Hawaii79.980.7-0.8
Ohio74.575.3-0.8
Virginia76.877.6-0.8
California78.379.0-0.7
Colorado77.778.3-0.6
United States76.477.0-0.6
Missouri74.675.1-0.5
New Hampshire78.579.0-0.5
Delaware76.376.7-0.4
Indiana74.675.0-0.4
Kansas76.076.4-0.4
Pennsylvania76.476.8-0.4
Utah78.278.6-0.4
Vermont78.478.8-0.4
Michigan75.776.0-0.3
Minnesota78.879.1-0.3
South Dakota76.676.7-0.1
District of Columbia75.375.30.0
Nebraska77.877.70.1
Wisconsin77.877.70.1
Iowa77.777.50.2
Illinois77.176.80.3
Rhode Island78.578.20.3
Maryland77.276.80.4
Massachusetts79.679.00.6
North Dakota77.676.90.7
Connecticut79.278.40.8
New York79.077.71.3
New Jersey79.077.51.5

SOURCE: National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System, mortality data file.

From: 73 Number 7, U.S. State Life Tables, 2021

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