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. 2018 Apr 10;319(14):1444–1472. doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.0158

Table 4. Life Expectancy and Healthy Life Expectancy at Birth for the United States, the 50 States, and Washington, DC, 1990 and 2016, Males.

Location Life Expectancy at Birth, y Healthy Life Expectancy at Birth, y
1990 2016 1990 2016
Estimate (95% UI) Rank Estimate (95% UI) Rank Estimate (95% UI) Rank Estimate (95% UI) Rank
United States 71.9 (71.8-72.1) 76.5 (76.2-76.7) 63.0 (60.5-65.2) 66.3 (63.5-68.8)
Alabama 69.7 (69.1-70.4) 48 72.6 (70.8-74.5) 50 61.1 (58.6-63.4) 47 63.0 (60.1-65.8) 48
Alaska 71.9 (71.0-72.6) 31 75.9 (74.2-77.7) 33 63.0 (60.5-65.4) 29 66.2 (63.3-69.2) 31
Arizona 72.7 (72.1-73.3) 22 77.1 (75.9-78.5) 20 63.2 (60.6-65.6) 23 66.5 (63.3-69.4) 27
Arkansas 70.6 (70.0-71.2) 44 73.3 (71.8-74.7) 45 62.0 (59.6-64.4) 41 64.1 (61.5-66.5) 44
California 72.6 (72.0-73.3) 23 78.6 (77.2-80.1) 2 63.9 (61.5-66.2) 20 68.6 (65.5-71.6) 2
Colorado 73.9 (73.4-74.5) 6 78.1 (77.0-79.1) 6 64.9 (62.3-67.3) 6 67.8 (65.0-70.6) 5
Connecticut 73.7 (73.1-74.4) 10 78.4 (76.7-79.9) 4 64.3 (61.6-66.7) 15 67.6 (64.5-70.6) 8
Delaware 71.7 (71.2-72.3) 33 76.2 (75.1-77.4) 29 62.6 (60.0-64.9) 35 65.8 (63.0-68.5) 33
Florida 72.3 (71.7-72.9) 25 77.0 (75.4-78.3) 22 63.1 (60.6-65.4) 27 66.4 (63.3-69.4) 28
Georgia 69.8 (69.1-70.6) 46 74.8 (73.1-76.3) 42 61.3 (58.8-63.5) 45 65.2 (62.2-68.0) 38
Hawaii 75.5 (75.0-76.1) 1 78.4 (77.4-79.4) 3 66.3 (63.7-68.8) 1 68.3 (65.3-71.1) 3
Idaho 74.0 (73.3-74.7) 5 77.2 (75.6-78.8) 16 64.6 (62.0-67.0) 12 67.0 (63.8-70.0) 19
Illinois 71.5 (70.9-72.0) 37 76.6 (75.5-77.6) 26 62.9 (60.5-65.1) 31 66.8 (64.0-69.4) 21
Indiana 72.0 (71.4-72.7) 28 74.8 (73.1-76.5) 41 63.1 (60.5-65.4) 28 64.8 (61.9-67.7) 40
Iowa 73.9 (73.3-74.5) 7 77.2 (76.0-78.3) 18 65.2 (62.7-67.5) 5 67.6 (64.8-70.1) 7
Kansas 73.5 (72.8-74.1) 13 76.1 (74.4-77.9) 31 64.7 (62.3-67.0) 10 66.5 (63.7-69.5) 25
Kentucky 70.8 (70.3-71.3) 42 73.2 (72.0-74.4) 47 61.3 (58.7-63.8) 44 62.8 (59.9-65.7) 50
Louisiana 69.4 (68.8-69.9) 49 72.9 (71.8-74.0) 48 60.7 (58.3-62.9) 50 63.3 (60.7-65.8) 47
Maine 72.9 (72.4-73.5) 21 76.5 (75.4-77.5) 27 64.0 (61.5-66.2) 18 66.5 (63.6-69.2) 26
Maryland 71.4 (70.9-71.9) 38 76.8 (75.8-77.7) 24 62.5 (60.1-64.8) 37 66.7 (63.9-69.4) 22
Massachusetts 73.3 (72.8-73.9) 14 77.9 (76.9-78.9) 9 63.9 (61.3-66.4) 21 67.4 (64.3-70.1) 12
Michigan 71.9 (71.4-72.3) 32 75.6 (74.7-76.7) 35 62.8 (60.3-65.1) 34 65.6 (62.8-68.4) 35
Minnesota 74.5 (74.0-75.0) 3 78.7 (77.5-79.8) 1 65.9 (63.5-68.1) 2 69.1 (66.3-71.9) 1
Mississippi 69.0 (68.3-69.7) 50 71.8 (70.1-73.8) 51 60.9 (58.6-63.0) 49 63.0 (60.3-65.6) 49
Missouri 71.6 (71.0-72.1) 34 74.9 (73.9-76.0) 40 62.9 (60.5-65.2) 30 65.1 (62.2-67.6) 39
Montana 73.2 (72.5-73.9) 18 76.8 (75.1-78.7) 23 64.1 (61.4-66.3) 17 66.6 (63.5-69.8) 23
Nebraska 73.6 (73.0-74.0) 12 77.2 (76.1-78.1) 19 64.9 (62.5-67.1) 7 67.5 (64.7-70.1) 9
Nevada 71.3 (70.7-71.8) 39 75.9 (74.6-77.1) 34 62.3 (59.8-64.6) 40 65.7 (62.9-68.4) 34
New Hampshire 73.6 (73.1-74.2) 11 77.7 (76.6-78.7) 11 64.2 (61.6-66.5) 16 67.1 (64.3-70.0) 17
New Jersey 72.2 (71.6-72.7) 26 77.8 (76.6-78.9) 10 63.1 (60.6-65.5) 24 67.3 (64.4-70.1) 14
New Mexico 72.4 (71.7-73.2) 24 75.0 (73.1-76.9) 39 63.1 (60.5-65.6) 25 64.7 (61.4-67.9) 42
New York 70.9 (70.3-71.6) 40 78.1 (76.6-79.7) 5 61.7 (59.2-64.1) 42 67.1 (64.0-70.1) 16
North Carolina 70.9 (70.4-71.3) 41 75.4 (74.4-76.4) 36 62.3 (59.9-64.5) 39 65.9 (63.2-68.4) 32
North Dakota 74.2 (73.6-74.9) 4 77.2 (75.7-78.8) 15 65.5 (63.0-67.7) 3 67.4 (64.3-70.2) 13
Ohio 72.1 (71.7-72.6) 27 75.1 (74.0-76.1) 37 62.9 (60.3-65.1) 33 64.8 (61.8-67.4) 41
Oklahoma 71.6 (71.0-72.1) 35 73.2 (72.1-74.4) 46 62.5 (60.0-64.8) 36 63.3 (60.5-66.1) 46
Oregon 73.2 (72.7-73.7) 17 77.4 (76.5-78.3) 13 63.9 (61.3-66.3) 19 67.2 (64.5-69.9) 15
Pennsylvania 71.9 (71.5-72.4) 29 76.0 (74.9-77.0) 32 62.4 (59.8-64.8) 38 65.3 (62.5-68.0) 37
Rhode Island 73.1 (72.5-73.7) 19 77.2 (75.6-78.5) 17 63.6 (61.0-66.1) 22 66.6 (63.7-69.6) 24
South Carolina 69.8 (69.0-70.5) 47 74.2 (72.5-75.9) 43 61.0 (58.5-63.3) 48 64.3 (61.4-67.1) 43
South Dakota 73.2 (72.6-73.9) 16 76.7 (75.1-78.2) 25 64.7 (62.2-66.9) 11 67.1 (64.2-70.0) 18
Tennessee 70.5 (70.0-71.0) 45 73.5 (72.5-74.7) 44 61.6 (59.2-63.9) 43 63.8 (61.0-66.4) 45
Texas 71.5 (70.9-72.1) 36 76.1 (75.0-77.3) 30 62.9 (60.4-65.2) 32 66.2 (63.5-69.0) 30
Utah 75.0 (74.5-75.5) 2 77.9 (77.0-78.9) 8 65.5 (62.8-67.9) 4 67.5 (64.7-70.2) 10
Vermont 73.3 (72.8-73.9) 15 77.6 (76.4-78.7) 12 64.3 (61.7-66.6) 14 67.7 (64.8-70.3) 6
Virginia 71.9 (71.4-72.3) 30 77.0 (76.0-78.0) 21 63.1 (60.6-65.4) 26 67.0 (64.1-69.6) 20
Washington 73.8 (73.3-74.3) 8 78.1 (77.1-79.1) 7 64.8 (62.2-67.0) 9 68.1 (65.1-70.8) 4
West Virginia 70.6 (70.1-71.2) 43 72.7 (71.5-73.9) 49 61.2 (58.6-63.5) 46 62.2 (59.4-65.0) 51
Wisconsin 73.7 (73.2-74.2) 9 77.3 (76.2-78.2) 14 64.8 (62.3-67.1) 8 67.4 (64.6-70.1) 11
Wyoming 73.1 (72.4-73.8) 20 76.2 (74.6-77.8) 28 64.3 (61.7-66.7) 13 66.3 (63.2-69.3) 29
Washington, DC 62.3 (61.4-63.3) 51 75.1 (73.4-76.6) 38 54.5 (52.3-56.8) 51 65.5 (62.6-68.3) 36

Abbreviation: UI, uncertainty interval.