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Life expectancy in California

1990 – 2022 · 8 data points 6 of 51 · Regions of United States Updated Oct 21, 2026

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2022

Life expectancy, 1990 – 2022 years · California · United States · World
−1.5 since 2010
California United States World

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

Compared with Life expectancy · years
California
79.3
United States
79.0 · 2024
World
73.5 · 2024

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

The series at a glance California · 1990 – 2022
Latest value 79.3 · 2022
First value 75.9 · 1990
Highest 80.9 · 2019
Lowest 75.9 · 1990
Data points 8

By year

All years · 1990 – 2022

YearCaliforniaChange United StatesWorld
2022 79.3 +1.0 77.5 73.0
2021 78.3 −0.7 76.4 71.2
2020 79.0 −1.9 77.0 72.2
2019 80.9 +0.1 78.8 72.9
2018 80.8 ±0.0 78.7 72.6
2010 80.8 +2.0 78.7 70.7
2000 78.8 +2.9 76.8 67.7
1990 75.9 75.4 65.1

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

Ranking · Regions of United States

2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLife expectancy
1 Hawaii 80.0
2 Massachusetts 79.8
3 New Jersey 79.6
4 New York 79.5
5 Connecticut 79.4
6 California 79.3
7 Minnesota 79.3
8 Rhode Island 79.2
9 Utah 79.0
10 New Hampshire 78.7
11 Colorado 78.5
12 Washington 78.4
13 Idaho 78.4
14 Nebraska 78.3
15 Vermont 78.3
16 Wisconsin 78.1
17 North Dakota 77.9
18 Florida 77.9
19 Iowa 77.9
20 Maryland 77.8
21 Oregon 77.7
22 Illinois 77.5
23 Virginia 77.5
24 Pennsylvania 77.3
25 Montana 77.3
26 South Dakota 77.3
27 Texas 77.1
28 Wyoming 76.8
29 Michigan 76.8
30 Arizona 76.7
31 Maine 76.6
32 District of Columbia 76.6
33 Kansas 76.5
34 Delaware 76.5
35 Nevada 76.4
36 North Carolina 75.9
37 Georgia 75.9
38 Alaska 75.8
39 Ohio 75.6
40 Indiana 75.4
41 Missouri 75.2
42 South Carolina 75.1
43 New Mexico 74.5
44 Arkansas 73.9
45 Alabama 73.8
46 Louisiana 73.8
47 Tennessee 73.8
48 Oklahoma 73.8
49 Kentucky 73.6
50 Mississippi 72.6
51 West Virginia 72.2

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2022

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).