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People Statistics · Region

Life expectancy in Arkansas

1990 – 2022 · 8 data points 44 of 51 · Regions of United States Updated Nov 12, 2026
People · Arkansas United States

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2022

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Latest value · 2022 73.9years +1.4 since 2021
Regions of United States · 2022 44 of 51 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2010 −2.1
vs United States −5.1 United States: 79.0 · 2024
Life expectancy, 1990 – 2022 years · Arkansas · United States · World
−2.1 since 2010
Arkansas United States World

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

Compared with Life expectancy · years
Arkansas
73.9
United States
79.0 · 2024
World
73.5 · 2024

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

The series at a glance Arkansas · 1990 – 2022
Latest value 73.9 · 2022
First value 74.3 · 1990
Highest 76.0 · 2010
Lowest 72.5 · 2021
Data points 8

By year

All years · 1990 – 2022

YearArkansasChange United StatesWorld
2022 73.9 +1.4 77.5 73.0
2021 72.5 −1.3 76.4 71.2
2020 73.8 −1.9 77.0 72.2
2019 75.7 +0.1 78.8 72.9
2018 75.6 −0.4 78.7 72.6
2010 76.0 +0.6 78.7 70.7
2000 75.4 +1.1 76.8 67.7
1990 74.3 75.4 65.1

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

Ranking · Regions of United States

2010 · 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 81.3
2 Minnesota 81.1
3 Connecticut 80.8
4 California 80.8
5 Massachusetts 80.5
6 Vermont 80.5
7 New York 80.5
8 New Hampshire 80.3
9 New Jersey 80.3
10 Utah 80.2
11 Wisconsin 80.0
12 Colorado 80.0
13 Washington 79.9
14 Rhode Island 79.9
15 Nebraska 79.8
16 Iowa 79.7
17 Arizona 79.6
18 Idaho 79.5
19 South Dakota 79.5
20 North Dakota 79.5
21 Oregon 79.5
22 Florida 79.4
23 Maine 79.2
24 Illinois 79.0
25 Virginia 79.0
26 Maryland 78.8
27 Kansas 78.7
28 Texas 78.5
29 Montana 78.5
30 Pennsylvania 78.5
31 New Mexico 78.4
32 Delaware 78.4
33 Alaska 78.3
34 Wyoming 78.3
35 Michigan 78.2
36 Nevada 78.1
37 North Carolina 77.8
38 Ohio 77.8
39 Indiana 77.6
40 Missouri 77.5
41 Georgia 77.2
42 South Carolina 77.0
43 District of Columbia 76.5
44 Tennessee 76.3
45 Kentucky 76.0
46 Arkansas 76.0
47 Oklahoma 75.9
48 Louisiana 75.7
49 West Virginia 75.4
50 Alabama 75.4
51 Mississippi 75.0

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2010

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).