Appendix A Table 3.

Values and ranking of life expectancy at birth and age-specific mortality rates for 40 spatial units.

Region	Metro	Life expectancy at birth (years)						Age-specific mortality rate (per 10,000)
								Ages 30–34						Ages 50–54						Ages 70–74
		1991		2003		2015		1991		2003		2015		1991		2003		2015		1991		2003		2015
		Value	Rank	Value	Rank	Value	Rank	Value	Rank	Value	Rank	Value	Rank	Value	Rank	Value	Rank	Value	Rank	Value	Rank	Value	Rank	Value	Rank
Appalachia	Large Central Metro	71.15	30	72.62	34	73.94	34	23	27	15	20	27	40	82	29	79	34	82	34	453	32	365	31	297	30
Appalachia	Large Metro Suburb	72.16	23	74.03	28	75.71	28	16	10	12	11	22	31	76	24	63	20	58	17	453	31	365	30	296	28
Appalachia	Small Metro	71.59	27	73.19	31	74.27	33	21	22	18	31	23	33	77	26	74	28	80	33	466	35	376	33	317	33
Appalachia	Nonmetro	71.09	31	72.50	35	73.33	37	21	23	21	36	26	39	85	34	77	30	91	39	478	36	394	35	338	35
East North Central	Large Central Metro	70.01	35	73.07	33	75.03	31	27	36	18	29	18	20	89	36	78	33	70	30	466	34	370	32	305	31
East North Central	Large Metro Suburb	73.54	11	75.85	9	77.33	14	15	5	12	9	17	18	57	4	51	6	50	7	425	21	342	23	259	19
East North Central	Small Metro	72.89	17	74.87	19	75.79	27	16	11	13	15	20	26	63	10	62	16	63	24	435	25	347	25	286	25
East North Central	Nonmetro	72.86	18	74.79	22	75.65	29	16	8	14	17	21	28	67	18	59	14	62	23	432	23	351	26	297	29
East South Central	Large Central Metro	69.93	36	71.62	38	73.41	36	26	35	21	35	21	29	83	31	90	39	85	35	495	38	437	40	343	37
East South Central	Large Metro Suburb	71.75	26	73.71	29	75.21	30	17	13	16	26	23	35	68	20	70	27	70	29	463	33	398	37	309	32
East South Central	Small Metro	70.30	34	72.27	37	73.51	35	24	31	22	38	24	36	87	35	82	36	86	36	509	40	400	38	342	36
East South Central	Nonmetro	69.46	38	70.93	40	71.60	40	29	38	26	40	25	38	93	37	93	40	98	40	503	39	422	39	383	40
Middle Atlantic	Large Central Metro	68.57	40	74.74	23	78.07	6	43	40	15	19	13	2	104	40	78	31	57	16	443	27	336	19	254	14
Middle Atlantic	Large Metro Suburb	73.86	4	76.67	3	78.82	3	17	15	11	2	15	10	57	5	49	3	44	2	409	15	315	10	232	3
Middle Atlantic	Small Metro	73.45	12	75.56	12	76.78	19	16	9	13	12	17	15	65	16	58	10	54	12	418	18	327	16	272	22
Middle Atlantic	Nonmetro	73.09	15	75.45	13	77.36	12	17	14	10	1	15	11	64	15	53	7	52	8	418	20	318	13	257	17
Mountain	Large Central Metro	72.69	20	74.82	21	77.40	11	22	26	16	24	16	14	76	25	67	24	56	13	382	6	309	6	253	12
Mountain	Large Metro Suburb	75.06	1	76.82	1	79.03	2	15	6	12	10	14	4	49	1	44	1	44	1	367	2	296	2	199	1
Mountain	Small Metro	73.72	6	75.45	14	76.94	18	18	18	16	25	20	24	64	14	63	18	64	25	387	7	307	4	248	8
Mountain	Nonmetro	72.67	21	74.35	24	75.82	26	23	28	23	39	24	37	64	13	63	19	65	26	376	3	309	5	255	15
New England	Large Central Metro	72.28	22	75.22	16	77.44	10	22	25	14	18	14	5	68	21	70	25	56	15	412	16	339	21	242	6
New England	Large Metro Suburb	74.54	2	76.68	2	78.21	5	14	2	12	8	20	23	52	2	49	4	45	4	393	10	317	12	238	5
New England	Small Metro	73.65	9	76.25	5	77.55	9	18	16	11	4	21	27	61	6	54	8	53	9	392	9	311	8	248	9
New England	Nonmetro	73.74	5	76.19	7	77.00	16	14	3	12	7	22	32	66	17	47	2	54	11	418	19	339	20	238	4
Pacific	Large Central Metro	72.83	19	76.58	4	79.65	1	24	29	12	6	10	1	69	22	59	13	45	3	376	4	291	1	221	2
Pacific	Large Metro Suburb	73.67	8	76.20	6	78.55	4	17	12	13	13	13	3	62	8	56	9	47	6	393	11	310	7	245	7
Pacific	Small Metro	73.69	7	75.68	11	77.35	13	19	19	13	16	15	8	64	12	60	15	58	18	379	5	319	14	252	11
Pacific	Nonmetro	72.95	16	74.83	20	75.98	24	20	20	19	32	19	22	63	11	65	23	69	28	358	1	306	3	256	16
South Atlantic	Large Central Metro	69.84	37	73.49	30	76.76	20	36	39	17	28	16	12	95	38	82	35	60	21	426	22	346	24	273	23
South Atlantic	Large Metro Suburb	73.15	14	75.42	15	77.63	7	20	21	15	21	17	16	67	19	62	17	53	10	388	8	312	9	250	10
South Atlantic	Small Metro	71.81	25	74.08	27	75.90	25	24	32	18	30	20	25	84	32	78	32	74	31	396	12	317	11	262	20
South Atlantic	Nonmetro	69.17	39	71.44	39	73.16	38	26	34	21	37	21	30	97	39	88	38	87	37	494	37	394	36	345	38
West North Central	Large Central Metro	71.30	29	75.05	17	76.49	22	25	33	13	14	16	13	77	27	64	21	60	22	432	24	341	22	259	18
West North Central	Large Metro Suburb	73.97	3	76.16	8	77.62	8	14	4	11	3	15	9	54	3	50	5	47	5	408	14	334	18	254	13
West North Central	Small Metro	73.61	10	75.77	10	76.97	17	14	1	12	5	14	6	61	7	58	11	59	19	416	17	330	17	270	21
West North Central	Nonmetro	73.31	13	74.95	18	75.98	23	15	7	15	22	17	19	62	9	59	12	66	27	401	13	324	15	288	27
West South Central	Large Central Metro	70.66	33	74.27	26	76.70	21	29	37	16	27	15	7	83	30	70	26	59	20	443	26	362	27	286	26
West South Central	Large Metro Suburb	72.11	24	74.31	25	77.02	15	18	17	15	23	17	17	71	23	64	22	56	14	446	29	362	28	273	24
West South Central	Small Metro	71.54	28	73.07	32	74.52	32	21	24	19	33	19	21	78	28	77	29	80	32	449	30	364	29	320	34
West South Central	Nonmetro	71.01	32	72.44	36	73.05	39	24	30	20	34	23	34	84	33	84	37	87	38	446	28	387	34	361	39