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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

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2010 2000 1990
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryLife expectancy
47 Alabama 73.2
29 Alaska 76.6
32 Arizona 76.3
45 Arkansas 73.8
4 California 79.0
12 Colorado 78.3
11 Connecticut 78.4
28 Delaware 76.7
19 Florida 77.5
37 Georgia 75.6
1 Hawaii 80.7
10 Idaho 78.4
25 Illinois 76.8
40 Indiana 75.0
20 Iowa 77.5
31 Kansas 76.4
46 Kentucky 73.5
48 Louisiana 73.1
14 Maine 77.8
26 Maryland 76.8
6 Massachusetts 79.0
36 Michigan 76.0
3 Minnesota 79.1
50 Mississippi 71.9
39 Missouri 75.1
24 Montana 76.8
15 Nebraska 77.7
34 Nevada 76.3
5 New Hampshire 79.0
21 New Jersey 77.5
42 New Mexico 74.5
16 New York 77.7
35 North Carolina 76.1
22 North Dakota 76.9
38 Ohio 75.3
43 Oklahoma 74.1
7 Oregon 78.8
23 Pennsylvania 76.8
13 Rhode Island 78.2
41 South Carolina 74.8
27 South Dakota 76.7
44 Tennessee 73.8
30 Texas 76.5
9 Utah 78.6
8 Vermont 78.8
18 Virginia 77.6
2 Washington 79.2
49 West Virginia 72.8
17 Wisconsin 77.7
33 Wyoming 76.3

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2020

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).