How American Life Expectancies Compare With the Rest of the World

Life expectancy at birth in years, 2021:

*Excluding low-income, southeastern U.S. counties
**In low-income, southeastern U.S. counties
***In 14 western states, excluding California, Oregon, and Washington
Note: The Americans listed above are a simplified set of 10 complex groups analyzed by researchers and detailed in their report. The white group, for example, is predominantly but not entirely white. The sampling of other countries was selected to reflect diversity of life expectancy and region.
Source: Dwyer-Lindgren L., et al. The Lancet; World Health Organization
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