Feb 22, 2022 - News

DMV life expectancy varies

Estimated life expectancy at birth, 2019
Data: CDC National Center for Health Statistics. Chart: Kavya Beheraj/Axios

DMV residents live relatively long lives, according to data released by the CDC.

By the numbers: Virginians have the longest life expectancy of our region, with 79.1 years, which puts the commonwealth 18th nationally.

  • Marylanders have an average life expectancy of 78.5. Washingtonians, on average, live to be 78.

The data shows that American women tend to outlive men, a trend that held true in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. The average U.S. male life expectancy is 76.3, and 81.4 for female life expectancy.

Of note: The data is from 2019, so pre-COVID. Overall U.S. life expectancy fell from 78.8 years in 2019 to 77 in 2020.

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