The average life expectancy has declined in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., and Texas was along the states reporting the biggest drops, a new study shows. Indeed, the average life expectancy in Texas slid by 3.83% from 2018 to 2021, according to Forbes Advisor analysis, ranking it as the state with 14th-largest decline during that period.
The average life expectancy has declined in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., and Texas was along the states reporting the biggest drops, a new study shows.
To come up with the numbers, Forbes researchers analyzed each state's life expectancy numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and calculated the percentage declines. The 2018 to 2021 numbers are the most recent available. The report attributes the overall declines to COVID-19 deaths, drug overdoses and accidental injury. Texas' leading causes of death for the study period were heart disease, COVID-19 and cancer.
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