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Life expectancy in Texas

1990 – 2022 · 8 data points 27 of 51 · Regions of United States Updated Oct 21, 2026
People · Texas United States

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2022

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Latest value · 2022 77.1years +1.7 since 2021
Regions of United States · 2022 27 of 51 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2010 −1.4
vs United States −1.9 United States: 79.0 · 2024
Life expectancy, 1990 – 2022 years · Texas · United States · World
−1.4 since 2010
Texas United States World

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

Compared with Life expectancy · years
Texas
77.1
United States
79.0 · 2024
World
73.5 · 2024

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

The series at a glance Texas · 1990 – 2022
Latest value 77.1 · 2022
First value 75.1 · 1990
Highest 78.6 · 2019
Lowest 75.1 · 1990
Data points 8

By year

All years · 1990 – 2022

YearTexasChange United StatesWorld
2022 77.1 +1.7 77.5 73.0
2021 75.4 −1.1 76.4 71.2
2020 76.5 −2.1 77.0 72.2
2019 78.6 +0.2 78.8 72.9
2018 78.4 −0.1 78.7 72.6
2010 78.5 +1.5 78.7 70.7
2000 77.0 +1.9 76.8 67.7
1990 75.1 75.4 65.1

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

Ranking · Regions of United States

2000 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2010 2000 1990
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryLife expectancy
1 Hawaii 80.2
2 Minnesota 79.3
3 North Dakota 79.1
4 Connecticut 78.9
5 Utah 78.9
6 California 78.8
7 New Hampshire 78.8
8 Massachusetts 78.8
9 Iowa 78.8
10 Colorado 78.7
11 Rhode Island 78.6
12 Washington 78.6
13 Wisconsin 78.6
14 Nebraska 78.4
15 South Dakota 78.3
16 Idaho 78.3
17 Vermont 78.2
18 New York 78.2
19 Arizona 78.2
20 Florida 78.1
21 Oregon 78.1
22 Kansas 77.8
23 Montana 77.7
24 New Jersey 77.6
25 Maine 77.5
26 New Mexico 77.3
27 Illinois 77.1
28 Texas 77.0
29 Delaware 77.0
30 Pennsylvania 77.0
31 Virginia 77.0
32 Michigan 76.9
33 Wyoming 76.6
34 Alaska 76.6
35 Missouri 76.5
36 Ohio 76.5
37 Indiana 76.5
38 Maryland 76.4
39 North Carolina 76.3
40 Nevada 76.0
41 Oklahoma 75.6
42 Arkansas 75.4
43 Tennessee 75.3
44 West Virginia 75.3
45 Georgia 75.3
46 Kentucky 75.2
47 South Carolina 75.0
48 Alabama 74.8
49 Louisiana 74.3
50 Mississippi 73.9
51 District of Columbia 73.1

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2000

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).