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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

2010 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLife expectancy
49 Alabama 75.4
34 Alaska 78.3
17 Arizona 79.6
46 Arkansas 76.0
3 California 80.8
11 Colorado 80.0
4 Connecticut 80.8
31 Delaware 78.4
43 District of Columbia 76.5
22 Florida 79.4
41 Georgia 77.2
1 Hawaii 81.3
21 Idaho 79.5
24 Illinois 79.0
39 Indiana 77.6
16 Iowa 79.7
27 Kansas 78.7
45 Kentucky 76.0
48 Louisiana 75.7
23 Maine 79.2
26 Maryland 78.8
7 Massachusetts 80.5
35 Michigan 78.2
2 Minnesota 81.1
51 Mississippi 75.0
40 Missouri 77.5
29 Montana 78.5
15 Nebraska 79.8
36 Nevada 78.1
8 New Hampshire 80.3
9 New Jersey 80.3
32 New Mexico 78.4
5 New York 80.5
38 North Carolina 77.8
19 North Dakota 79.5
37 Ohio 77.8
47 Oklahoma 75.9
18 Oregon 79.5
28 Pennsylvania 78.5
14 Rhode Island 79.9
42 South Carolina 77.0
20 South Dakota 79.5
44 Tennessee 76.3
30 Texas 78.5
10 Utah 80.2
6 Vermont 80.5
25 Virginia 79.0
13 Washington 79.9
50 West Virginia 75.4
12 Wisconsin 80.0
33 Wyoming 78.3

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2010

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).