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People Statistics · Region

Life expectancy in Washington

1990 – 2022 · 8 data points 12 of 51 · Regions of United States Updated Oct 22, 2026
People · Washington United States

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2022

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Latest value · 2022 78.4years +0.2 since 2021
Regions of United States · 2022 12 of 51 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2010 −1.5
vs United States −0.6 United States: 79.0 · 2024
Life expectancy, 1990 – 2022 years · Washington · United States · World
−1.5 since 2010
Washington United States World

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2022

Compared with Life expectancy · years
Washington
78.4
United States
79.0 · 2024
World
73.5 · 2024

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Washington · 1990 – 2022
Latest value 78.4 · 2022
First value 76.8 · 1990
Highest 80.0 · 2018
Lowest 76.8 · 1990
Data points 8

By year

All years · 1990 – 2022

YearWashingtonChange United StatesWorld
2022 78.4 +0.2 77.5 73.0
2021 78.2 −1.0 76.4 71.2
2020 79.2 −0.8 77.0 72.2
2019 80.0 ±0.0 78.8 72.9
2018 80.0 +0.1 78.7 72.6
2010 79.9 +1.3 78.7 70.7
2000 78.6 +1.8 76.8 67.7
1990 76.8 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.

Year: 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2010 2000 1990
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#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).