Mortality
Life Expectancy at Birth in Arkansas
Current Value
73.6 yrs
Definition
Data Description and Source
Description: Negative trend. Life expectancy in Arkansas decreased from 76.2 years in 2012 to 73.6 years in 2021. For county specific life expectancies, check the publication on the ADH website.
Source: Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) Vital Statistics Branch (Publication: Red County Report).
Notes: Life expectancy at birth represents the average number of years that a member of a particular life table cohort can expect to live at the time of birth. Life expectancy in Arkansas was calculated using death data averaged over the most recent three years as the numerator and the population estimate of the middle year as the denominator.
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