CDC state life table · 2022

Life expectancy in Iowa

Iowa's total life expectancy at birth was 77.7 years in 2022, 0.2 years above the U.S. figure.

Total77.7

years at birth · rank #16 of 51

Male75.2

years at birth · rank #14

Female80.4

years at birth · rank #15

Female–male gap5.2

years

How Iowa compares

The 2022 U.S. reference was 77.5 years total, 74.8 for males, and 80.2 for females. Iowa's total figure ranked #16; its male and female figures ranked #14 and #15.

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

Colorado: 77.7 North Dakota: 77.6

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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.