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People Statistics · Region

Life expectancy in New York

1990 – 2022 · 8 data points 4 of 51 · Regions of United States Updated Oct 21, 2026
People · New York United States

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2022

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Latest value · 2022 79.5years +0.5 since 2021
Regions of United States · 2022 4 of 51 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2010 −1.0
vs United States +0.5 United States: 79.0 · 2024
Life expectancy, 1990 – 2022 years · New York · United States · World
−1.0 since 2010
New York United States World

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2022

Compared with Life expectancy · years
New York
79.5
United States
79.0 · 2024
World
73.5 · 2024

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance New York · 1990 – 2022
Latest value 79.5 · 2022
First value 74.7 · 1990
Highest 80.7 · 2019
Lowest 74.7 · 1990
Data points 8

By year

All years · 1990 – 2022

YearNew YorkChange United StatesWorld
2022 79.5 +0.5 77.5 73.0
2021 79.0 +1.3 76.4 71.2
2020 77.7 −3.0 77.0 72.2
2019 80.7 +0.2 78.8 72.9
2018 80.5 ±0.0 78.7 72.6
2010 80.5 +2.3 78.7 70.7
2000 78.2 +3.5 76.8 67.7
1990 74.7 75.4 65.1

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2022

Ranking · Regions of United States

2010 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2010 2000 1990
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryLife expectancy
49 Alabama 75.4
34 Alaska 78.3
17 Arizona 79.6
46 Arkansas 76.0
3 California 80.8
11 Colorado 80.0
4 Connecticut 80.8
31 Delaware 78.4
43 District of Columbia 76.5
22 Florida 79.4
41 Georgia 77.2
1 Hawaii 81.3
21 Idaho 79.5
24 Illinois 79.0
39 Indiana 77.6
16 Iowa 79.7
27 Kansas 78.7
45 Kentucky 76.0
48 Louisiana 75.7
23 Maine 79.2
26 Maryland 78.8
7 Massachusetts 80.5
35 Michigan 78.2
2 Minnesota 81.1
51 Mississippi 75.0
40 Missouri 77.5
29 Montana 78.5
15 Nebraska 79.8
36 Nevada 78.1
8 New Hampshire 80.3
9 New Jersey 80.3
32 New Mexico 78.4
5 New York 80.5
38 North Carolina 77.8
19 North Dakota 79.5
37 Ohio 77.8
47 Oklahoma 75.9
18 Oregon 79.5
28 Pennsylvania 78.5
14 Rhode Island 79.9
42 South Carolina 77.0
20 South Dakota 79.5
44 Tennessee 76.3
30 Texas 78.5
10 Utah 80.2
6 Vermont 80.5
25 Virginia 79.0
13 Washington 79.9
50 West Virginia 75.4
12 Wisconsin 80.0
33 Wyoming 78.3

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2010

What it means

How long a newborn would live on average if today's death rates stayed the same.

How it is calculated

Calculated from deaths by age in the year and the population of each age (a life table).