CDC state life table · 2022
Life expectancy in New Jersey
New Jersey's total life expectancy at birth was 79.0 years in 2022, 1.5 years above the U.S. figure.
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How New Jersey compares
The 2022 U.S. reference was 77.5 years total, 74.8 for males, and 80.2 for females. New Jersey's total figure ranked #4; its male and female figures ranked #5 and #4.
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.