National: USA
Life Expectancy in America
Average age at death:
66.8
86.8
Figure 1: Jeremy Ney. Source: GHDX. Created with Datawrapper
- In 2021, life expectancy at birth was 76.1 years, declining by 0.9 year from 77.0 in 2020.
- MALE representing a decline of 1.0 year from 74.2 years in 2020 to 73.2 in 2021
- FEMALE decreasing 0.8 year from 79.9 years in 2020 to 79.1 in 2021
Age Medians in America
10 Highest & Lowest States:
- The National Age Median is 38.3 in 2022
- In 2020, Maine still held the highest Age median at 44.8
Figure 2: Data collected on USA Age Medians
Regional: South East ( Deep South )
Life Expectancy in the South East
"Southeastern states have lowest life expectancy in US, new CDC report shows"
HH INCOME ($$)
Life Expectancy (yrs)
Figure 3: Data collected on South East USA HH Income & life expectancy
States Florida (77.5) & Georgia (75.6) with the highest life expectation highlights the correlation with being the two states which have the highest Household Income median
Age Medians in the South East
South East States:
Figure 4: Data collected on South East USA Age Medians
In 2020, Mississippi’s native-born citizens had an age median of 38 and foreign-born citizens having a median of 40.
State: Florida ( South-west )
86.8
Florida Counties - Life Expectations
1. Charlotte County = 80.8 Years
2. Glades County = 84.1 Years
3. Lee County = 82.4 Years
4. Collier County = 86.1 Years
Map of Florida's Life Expectations:
Life Expectancy in Florida
66.8
Average age at death:
Age Medians in Florida
Florida by County for Age Median:
Census taken from 2020 suggests Sumter County having the oldest median age at 68 and the highest percentage of residents aged 65 & older, with a population of 129,752.
Figure 5: Data collected on Florida's Life expectancy
Figure 6: Data collected on Florida's Age median
City: Cape Coral
Life Expectancy in Florida
86.8
66.8
Average age at death:
CAPE CORAL
82.5
Figure 6: Data collected on Florida's Life expectancy
3. Lee County = 82.4 Years
Age Medians in Cape Coral
City Age Median:
70
60
50
40
30
Figure 7: Data collected on Cape Corals Age Median
Years
CAPE CORAL
47.8