How Colorado’s Life Expectancy Compares To Neighboring States

Fortunately, the state of Colorado, as a whole, is home to a number of remarkably healthy residents. In fact, on a national scale, Colorado has been shown numerous times to be the healthiest state in the country.

With this in mind, it should come as no surprise to find that the state is also ranked as one of the highest when it comes to average life expectancy rates, though there is still room for improvement.

How Does Colorado's Life Expectancy Rate Compare to Other States?

Recent data suggests that Colorado's average life expectancy is roughly 80 years.

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This places the Centennial State at number nine overall, with males living to roughly 77.8 years of age and females living an average of 82.2 years.

States that report higher life expectancy rates are listed as Washington, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Hawaii, and California.

It should be noted that while Colorado doesn't have the highest life expectancy rate in the country, the average life expectancy rate for adults in the Centennial State is higher than each of the states that border it.

Utah is ranked number 11 in the country, Nebraska is ranked number 17, Kansas is ranked number 30, Wyoming is ranked number 36, New Mexico is ranked number 42, and Oklahoma has the lowest life expectancy rate of Colorado's neighboring states at 44th in the nation.

However, of all 50 states and the District of Columbia, Mississippi has the lowest life expectancy rate at only 74.4 years.

Check out the full list of data here.