CDC state life table · 2022
Life expectancy in Mississippi
Mississippi's total life expectancy at birth was 70.9 years in 2022, 6.6 years below the U.S. figure.
years at birth · rank #51 of 51
years at birth · rank #51
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How Mississippi compares
The 2022 U.S. reference was 77.5 years total, 74.8 for males, and 80.2 for females. Mississippi's total figure ranked #51; its male and female figures ranked #51 and #50.
This comparison describes population mortality conditions, not a personal prediction or the effect of moving. It does not isolate any single cause.
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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.