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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

2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLife expectancy
49 Alabama 72.0
40 Alaska 74.5
34 Arizona 75.0
45 Arkansas 72.5
10 California 78.3
15 Colorado 77.7
3 Connecticut 79.2
26 Delaware 76.3
32 District of Columbia 75.3
27 Florida 76.1
41 Georgia 74.3
1 Hawaii 79.9
20 Idaho 77.2
21 Illinois 77.1
38 Indiana 74.6
16 Iowa 77.7
28 Kansas 76.0
47 Kentucky 72.3
48 Louisiana 72.2
23 Maine 76.7
19 Maryland 77.2
2 Massachusetts 79.6
30 Michigan 75.7
6 Minnesota 78.8
51 Mississippi 70.9
37 Missouri 74.6
29 Montana 75.8
13 Nebraska 77.8
33 Nevada 75.1
7 New Hampshire 78.5
5 New Jersey 79.0
43 New Mexico 73.0
4 New York 79.0
36 North Carolina 74.9
17 North Dakota 77.6
39 Ohio 74.5
44 Oklahoma 72.7
18 Oregon 77.4
25 Pennsylvania 76.4
8 Rhode Island 78.5
42 South Carolina 73.5
24 South Dakota 76.6
46 Tennessee 72.4
31 Texas 75.4
12 Utah 78.2
9 Vermont 78.4
22 Virginia 76.8
11 Washington 78.2
50 West Virginia 71.0
14 Wisconsin 77.8
35 Wyoming 75.0

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2021

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).