New York’s life expectancy increased in 2022, but its nationwide ranking remained the same.
New Yorkers had a life expectancy of 79.5 years in 2022, the most recent year with federal data available. That was up 0.5 years from 2021.
New York’s life expectancy in 2022 ranked No. 4 in the nation, the same as 2021. The state was behind only Hawaii, Massachusetts and New Jersey in 2022.
Hawaii had the longest life expectancy in the U.S. in 2022 at 80 years. West Virginia had the shortest at 72.2 years.
New York was one of nine states in 2022 with life expectancies of 79 years or longer.
Two states, Mississippi and West Virginia, had life expectancies under 73 years.
The numbers all come from the National Center for Health Statistics at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
You can see details of life expectancy in every state in the map and table below.
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