CDC state life table · 2022

Life expectancy in California

California's total life expectancy at birth was 78.3 years in 2022, 0.8 years above the U.S. figure.

Total78.3

years at birth · rank #10 of 51

Male75.3

years at birth · rank #13

Female81.4

years at birth · rank #6

Female–male gap6.1

years

How California compares

The 2022 U.S. reference was 77.5 years total, 74.8 for males, and 80.2 for females. California's total figure ranked #10; its male and female figures ranked #13 and #6.

This comparison describes population mortality conditions, not a personal prediction or the effect of moving. It does not isolate any single cause.

Nearby in the ranking

Vermont: 78.4 Utah: 78.2

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Source and measure

CDC/NCHS, U.S. State Life Tables, 2022. These are period life expectancy-at-birth values based on 2022 mortality conditions. See the source record and methodology.