Life Expectancy Varies by Income and Geography in the US

Average life expectancies in the Deep South are among the lowest in the country, and for low-income Black people in the region, they're on par with Rwanda and other impoverished nations.

Life expectancy at birth in years, 2000-21:

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Note: University of Washington researchers provide details on how the groups were defined and delineated in their analysis.

Source: Dwyer-Lindgren L., et al. The Lancet

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