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Life Expectancy - ALL (Total) in NC (Three-Year Rolling Average) - Average # of years of life remaining for people who have attained a given age

Current Value

77.0

2024

Definition

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Story Behind the Curve

North Carolina total life expectancy data - based on 3-year averages. Do not compare overlapping years.

The HNC 2030 target life expectancy is 82.0 years.

While North Carolina's life expectancy has risen slightly from a 2019-2022 dip (potentially related to the COVID-19 pandemic and opioid epidemic), North Carolina’s 2024 life expectancy of 77.0 falls five years below the HNC 2030 target.

Indicator Notes

Definition:

Life Expectancy at Birth.

Life Expectancy (LE) is the average number of additional years that someone at a given age would be expected to live if current mortality conditions remained constant throughout their lifetime.

Life Expectancy figures for total NC population and disaggregated by gender are available annually and based on 3-year rolling averages.

County level disaggregated data (by race/ethnicity) are available for 3-year rolling averages.

Why is this Important?

Life Expectancy is a key health indicator and serves as a proxy measure for the total health of a population. [CDC, HNC2030]

Additional Information:

County level disaggregated data (by race/ethnicity) are available for 3-year rolling averages

Links and References:

https://wwww.cdc.gov/nchs/hus/ataglance.htm

HNC-REPORT-FINAL-Spread2.pdf

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