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U.S. Small-area Life Expectancy Estimates Project – USALEEP

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The U.S. Small-area Life Expectancy Estimates Project (USALEEP) is a partnership of NCHS, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), and the National Association for Public Health Statistics and Information Systems (NAPHSIS) to produce a new measure of health for where you live.  The USALEEP project produced estimates of life expectancy at birth—the average number of years a person can expect to live—for most of the census tracts in the United States for the period 2010-2015.

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Methods

The abridged period life tables calculated to estimate census-tract life expectancy at birth for the period 2010-2015 are based on a methodology developed for this project and described in the report:

Arias E, Escobedo LA, Kennedy J, Fu C, Cisewski J. U.S. Small-area Life Expectancy Estimates Project: Methodology and Results Summary [PDF – 8 MB]. National Center for Health Statistics. Vital Health Stat 2(181). 2018.

Data and Documentation Files

Life Expectancy Files contain geographic identifiers, life expectancy at birth for 2010-2015, and flags noting whether the estimates were based exclusively on observed data, a combination of observed and predicted values, or exclusively predicted values.

Abridged Period Life Table Files contain geographic identifiers and the abridged, period life tables for 2010-2015 that were calculated to generate the life expectancy estimates for each census tract.

Record layout [PDF – 69 KB] [XLS – 18 KB]

Copyright information
All material appearing on this page is in the public domain and may be reproduced or copied without permission; citation as to source, however, is appreciated.

Suggested citation
For data files: National Center for Health Statistics. U.S. Small-Area Life Expectancy Estimates Project (USALEEP): Life Expectancy Estimates File for {Jurisdiction}, 2010-2015]. National Center for Health Statistics. 2018. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/usaleep/usaleep.html.

For methodology: Arias E, Escobedo LA, Kennedy J, Fu C, Cisewski J. U.S. Small-area Life Expectancy Estimates Project: Methodology and Results Summary [PDF – 8 MB]. National Center for Health Statistics. Vital Health Stat 2(181). 2018.

*U.S. CSV files A and B include all states, the District of Columbia, and New York City.

Life Expectancy Files Abridged Period Life Table Files
Excel CSV Excel CSV
United States Not available US [CSV – 2.6 MB]* Not available US [CSV – 62 MB]*
Alabama AL_A [XLS – 51 KB] AL_A [CSV – 44 KB] AL_B [XLS – 909 KB] AL_B [CSV – 1.0 MB]
Alaska AK_A [XLS – 12 KB] AK_A [CSV – 6 KB] AK_B [XLS – 126 KB] AK_B [CSV – 140 KB]
Arizona AZ_A [XLS – 57 KB] AZ_A [CSV – 52 KB] AZ_B [XLS – 1.0 MB] AZ_B [CSV – 1.2 MB]
Arkansas AR_A [XLS – 33 KB] AR_A [CSV – 27 KB] AR_B [XLS – 544 KB] AR_B [CSV – 623 KB]
California CA_A [XLS – 300 KB] CA_A [CSV – 299 KB] CA_B_1 [XLS – 2.9 MB] CA_B_1 [CSV – 3.4 MB]
CA_B_2 [XLS – 3.2 MB] CA_B_2 [CSV – 3.7 MB]
Colorado CO_A [XLS – 50 KB] CO_A [CSV – 43 KB] CO_B [XLS – 881 KB] CO_B [CSV – 1.0 MB]
Connecticut CT_A [XLS – 37 KB] CT_A [CSV – 32 KB] CT_B [XLS – 640 KB] CT_B [CSV – 740 KB]
Delaware DE_A [XLS – 14 KB] DE_A [CSV – 8 KB] DE_B [XLS – 167 KB] DE_B [CSV – 188 KB]
District of Columbia DC_A [XLS – 14 KB] DC_A [CSV – 7 KB] DC_B [XLS – 167 KB] DC_B [CSV – 156 KB]
Florida FL_A [XLS – 155  KB] FL_A [CSV – 150  KB] FL_B [XLS – 3.1 MB] FL_B [CSV – 3.6 MB]
Georgia GA_A [XLS – 77 KB] GA_A [CSV – 71 KB] GA_B [XLS – 1.5 MB] GA_B [CSV – 1.7 MB]
Hawaii HI_A [XLS – 17 KB] HI_A [CSV – 12 KB] HI_B [XLS – 233 KB] HI_B [CSV – 267 KB]
Idaho ID_A [XLS – 18 KB] ID_A [CSV – 12 KB] ID_B [XLS – 239 KB] ID_B [CSV – 271 KB]
Illinois IL_A [XLS – 121 KB] IL_A [CSV – 116 KB] IL_B [XLS – 2.4 MB] IL_B [CSV – 2.8 MB]
Indiana IN_A [XLS – 64 KB] IN_A [CSV – 58 KB] IN_B [XLS – 1.2 MB] IN_B [CSV – 1.4 MB]
Iowa IA_A [XLS – 38 KB] IA_A [CSV – 32 KB] IA_B [XLS – 654 KB] IA_B [CSV – 755 KB]
Kansas KS_A [XLS – 36 KB] KS_A [CSV – 29 KB] KS_B [XLS – 594 KB] KS_B [CSV – 684 KB]
Kentucky KY_A [XLS – 48 KB] KY_A [CSV – 42 KB] KY_B [XLS – 861 KB] KY_B [CSV – 989 KB]
Louisiana LA_A [XLS – 48 KB] LA_A [CSV – 42 KB] LA_B [XLS – 860 KB] LA_B [CSV – 988 KB]
Maine ME_A [XLS – 18 KB] ME_A [CSV – 12 KB] ME_B [XLS – 303 KB] ME_B [CSV – 283 KB]
Maryland MD_A [XLS – 58 KB] MD_A [CSV – 52 KB] MD_B [XLS – 1.1 MB] MD_B [CSV – 1.2 MB]
Massachusetts MA_A [XLS – 61 KB] MA_A [CSV – 56 KB] MA_B [XLS – 1.1 MB] MA_B [CSV – 1.3 MB]
Michigan MI_A [XLS – 108 KB] MI_A [CSV – 103 KB] MI_B [XLS – 2.2 MB] MI_B [CSV – 2.4 MB]
Minnesota MN_A [XLS – 58 KB] MN_A [CSV – 51  KB] MN_B [XLS – 1.0 MB] MN_B [CSV – 1.2 MB]
Mississippi MS_A [XLS – 58 KB] MS_A [CSV – 26 KB] MS_B [XLS – 1.0 MB] MS_B [CSV – 598 KB]
Missouri MO_A [XLS – 59 KB] MO_A [CSV – 53 KB] MO_B [XLS – 1.1 MB] MO_B [CSV – 1.2 MB]
Montana MT_A [XLS – 17 KB] MT_A [CSV – 11 KB] MT_B [XLS – 213 KB] MT_B [CSV – 242 KB]
Nebraska NE_A [XLS – 27 KB] NE_A [CSV – 20 KB] NE_B [XLS – 411 KB] NE_B [CSV – 471 KB]
Nevada NV_A [XLS – 30 KB] NV_A [CSV – 24 KB] NV_B [XLS – 487 KB] NV_B [CSV – 561 KB]
New Hampshire NH_A [XLS – 18 KB] NH_A [CSV – 12 KB] NH_B [XLS – 235 KB] NH_B [CSV – 267 KB]
New Jersey NJ_A [XLS – 81 KB] NJ_A [CSV – 76 KB] NJ_B [XLS – 1.6 MB] NJ_B [CSV – 1.8 KB]
New Mexico NM_A [XLS – 25 KB] NM_A [CSV – 19 KB] NM_B [XLS – 380 KB] NM_B [CSV – 437 KB]
New York NY_A [XLS – 107 KB] NY_A [CSV – 102 KB] NY_B [XLS – 2.1 MB] NY_B [CSV – 2.4 MB]
New York City NYC_A [XLS – 107 KB] NYC_A [CSV – 80 KB] NYC_B [XLS – 2.1 MB] NYC_B [CSV – 1.9 MB]
North Carolina NC_A [XLS – 85 KB] NC_A [CSV – 79 KB] NC_B [XLS – 1.6 MB] NC_B [CSV – 1.9 MB]
North Dakota ND_A [XLS – 15 KB] ND_A [CSV – 8 KB] ND_B [XLS – 165 KB] ND_B [CSV – 185 KB]
Ohio OH_A [XLS – 116 KB] OH_A [CSV – 111 KB] OH_B [XLS – 2.3 MB] OH_B [CSV – 2.6 MB]
Oklahoma OK_A [XLS – 46 KB] OK_A [CSV – 40 KB] OK_B [XLS – 816 KB] OK_B [CSV – 938 KB]
Oregon OR_A [XLS – 38 KB] OR_A [CSV – 32 KB] OR_B [XLS – 644 KB] OR_B [CSV – 742 KB]
Pennsylvania PA_A [XLS – 127 KB] PA_A [CSV – 112 KB] PA_B [XLS – 2.5 MB] PA_B [CSV – 2.9 MB]
Rhode Island RI_A [XLS – 15 KB] RI_A [CSV – 9 KB] RI_B [XLS – 187 KB] RI_B [CSV – 212 KB]
South Carolina SC_A [XLS – 47 KB] SC_A [CSV – 41 KB] SC_B [XLS – 839 KB] SC_B [CSV – 964 KB]
South Dakota SD_A [XLS – 15 KB] SD_A [CSV – 9 KB] SD_B [XLS – 177 KB] SD_B [CSV – 198 KB]
Tennessee TN_A [XLS – 61 KB] TN_A [CSV – 54 KB] TN_B [XLS – 1.1 MB] TN_B [CSV – 1.3 MB]
Texas TX_A [XLS – 192 KB] TX_A [CSV – 188 KB] TX_B [XLS – 3.9 MB] TX_B [CSV – 4.5 MB]
Utah UT_A [XLS – 28 KB] UT_A [CSV – 22 KB] UT_B [XLS – 441 KB] UT_B [CSV – 507 KB]
Vermont VT_A [XLS – 13 KB] VT_A [CSV – 8 KB] VT_B [XLS – 148 KB] VT_B [CSV – 166 KB]
Virginia VA_A [XLS – 73 KB] VA_A [CSV – 67 KB] VA_B [XLS – 1.4 MB] VA_B [CSV – 1.6 MB]
Washington WA_A [XLS – 61 KB] WA_A [CSV – 55 KB] WA_B [XLS – 1.1 MB] WA_B [CSV – 1.3 MB]
West Virginia WV_A [XLS – 25 KB] WV_A [CSV – 19 KB] WV_B [XLS – 387 KB] WV_B [CSV – 443 KB]
Wisconsin WI_A [XLS – 53 KB] WI_A [CSV – 48 KB] WI_B [XLS – 1.2 MB] WI_B [CSV – 1.2 MB]
Wyoming WY_A [XLS – 11 KB] WY_A [CSV – 5 KB] WY_B [XLS – 102 KB] WY_B [CSV – 112 KB]