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CDC state life table · 2022

Life expectancy in South Dakota

South Dakota's total life expectancy at birth was 76.6 years in 2022, 0.9 years below the U.S. figure.

Total76.6

years at birth · rank #24 of 51

Male74.1

years at birth · rank #23

Female79.3

years at birth · rank #27

Female–male gap5.2

years

How South Dakota compares

The 2022 U.S. reference was 77.5 years total, 74.8 for males, and 80.2 for females. South Dakota's total figure ranked #24; its male and female figures ranked #23 and #27.

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.