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Life expectancy by U.S. state, 1959 to 2017. Data come from the United States Mortality Database (https://usa.mortality.org/). The five states with the highest life expectancy in 2017 are identified by brown lines (Hawaii, California, New York, Minnesota, Connecticut). The five states with the lowest life expectancy in 2017 are identified by green lines (Arkansas, Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, West Virginia).
