Health
Life Expectancy
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Arkansas Department of Health
Life Expectancy
2021
Arkansas County69
Ashley County71
Baxter County74
Benton County78
Boone County74
Bowie County, Texas72
Bradley County71
Calhoun County69
Carroll County75
Chicot County70
Clark County72
Clay County73
Cleburne County75
Cleveland County71
Columbia County71
Conway County73
Craighead County74
Crawford County73
Crittenden County69
Cross County71
Dallas County70
Desha County71
Drew County72
Faulkner County76
Franklin County72
Fulton County72
Garland County72
Grant County73
Greene County74
Hempstead County73
Hot Spring County72
Howard County72
Independence County73
Izard County74
Jackson County71
Jefferson County70
Johnson County73
Lafayette County71
Lawrence County71
Lee County69
Lincoln County73
Little River County72
Logan County71
Lonoke County74
Madison County74
Marion County74
Miller County71
Mississippi County68
Monroe County69
Montgomery County72
Nevada County73
Newton County73
Ouachita County71
Perry County74
Phillips County67
Pike County71
Poinsett County69
Polk County72
Pope County75
Prairie County73
Pulaski County74
Randolph County72
Saline County68
Scott County74
Searcy County74
Sebastian County72
Sevier County73
Sharp County70
St. Francis County76
Stone County74
Union County70
Van Buren County73
Washington County77
White County73
Woodruff County73
Yell County74

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Arkansas Department of Health







NATIONAL RANKING
43
OUT OF 50
2022

STATE TREND

Decreasing

74
2022

What does this measure?

Life expectancy at birth (reported in years) reflects the expected average years of life for a group of infants born in a particular year.

Why is this important?

Life expectancy at birth is a frequently used indicator of health status and is often used to gauge the health of a community. Differences in life expectancy among racial and ethnic groups may reflect differences in socioeconomic status, access to health care, and the prevalence of risk factors particular to a subpopulation.

How is Arkansas doing?

In 2022, the latest year for which nationwide comparative data is available, life expectancy in Arkansas was 74 years, down nearly 2 years from 2019 and below the national figure of 78. This makes Arkansas 43rd in the nation on this indicator.

Life expectancy was highest for Hispanics and Latinos in 2020, the latest year race/ethnicity data was available, at 89 years followed by Asians at 84. Black/African Americans had the lowest life expectancy at 72. In 2022, the latest year for which gender data is available, life expectancy was higher for women in Arkansas than men at 77 vs. 71 years.

Among Arkansas counties, life expectancy in 2021 ranged from 67 years in Phillips County to 78 years in Benton County.

Notes about the data

The rates are calculated with the assumption that age-specific mortality rates stay the same throughout the lifespan of each age cohort. The most recent year for nationwide comparative data and for state-level statistics by sex on life expectancy is 2022, while the most recent comparable county-level data is 2021. The most recent year available for race/ethnicity data is 2020.




Source: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)


Life Expectancy
20112012201320142015201620172018201920202022
Arkansas7676767676767676767474
United States7979797979797979797778

Source: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)






Source: Arkansas Department of Health


Life Expectancy by Race/Ethnicity
AsianBlack or African AmericanHispanic or LatinoWhite
Arkansas83.772.089.375.6

Source: Arkansas Department of Health





Source: Arkansas Department of Health


Life Expectancy by Sex
FemaleMale
Arkansas76.671.3

Source: Arkansas Department of Health





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INDICATORS TREND | STATE
Education: Access to Quality Slots for Infants and Toddlers Increasing
Education: Access to Quality Child Care Slots for Preschoolers Increasing
Education: Grade 3 Reading Maintaining
Education: Grade 8 Math Increasing
Education: Graduation Rate Increasing
Education: Remediation Rate Increasing
Education: Adults with a High School Degree Increasing
Education: Adults with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher Increasing
Education: Adults Pursuing Further Education Decreasing
Education: Imagination Libraries Increasing
Health: Low Birth Weight Babies Maintaining
Health: Early Prenatal Care Increasing
Health: Overweight or Obese Students Increasing
Health: Overweight or Obese Adults Increasing
Health: Physically Inactive Adults Decreasing
Health: Smoking Rate Decreasing
Health: Insurance Coverage Rates Increasing
Health: Oral Health Increasing
Health: Life Expectancy Decreasing
Health: Routine Check-ups Increasing
Health: Overdose Deaths Maintaining
Families: Teen Births Decreasing
Families: Children Living in Poverty Decreasing
Families: People Living in Poverty Decreasing
Families: Elderly Living in Poverty Increasing
Families: Median Household Income Maintaining
Families: Unemployment Rate Decreasing
Families: Homeownership Rate Decreasing
Families: Child Abuse and Neglect Decreasing
Families: Access to Financial Services Decreasing
Families: Food Insecurity Decreasing
Families: Food Deserts Not Applicable
Families: Homelessness Decreasing
Families: Change in Total Jobs Increasing
Families: Cost of Homeownership Maintaining
Families: Households Below ALICE Threshold Not Applicable
Families: Overall Housing Cost Burden Decreasing
Families: Child Care Costs for Toddlers Increasing
Families: Medical Debt Decreasing
Families: Households Receiving SNAP Decreasing
Families: Incarceration Rate Increasing
Community: Voter Participation Rate Decreasing
Community: Charitable Giving Increasing
Community: Volunteering Increasing
Community: Group Participation Increasing
Community: Connection to Neighbors Decreasing
Community: Local Voting Not Applicable
Demographics: Change in Population Increasing
Demographics: Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Demographics: Change in Population by Age Not Applicable
Equity: Grade 3 Reading Maintaining
Equity: Grade 8 Math Increasing
Equity: Graduation Rate Increasing
Equity: Remediation Rate Increasing
Equity: Adults with a High School Degree Increasing
Equity: Adults with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher Increasing
Equity: Adults Pursuing Further Education Decreasing
Equity: Low Birth Weight Babies Maintaining
Equity: Early Prenatal Care Increasing
Equity: Overweight or Obese Students Increasing
Equity: Overweight or Obese Adults Increasing
Equity: Physically Inactive Adults Decreasing
Equity: Smoking Rate Decreasing
Equity: Insurance Coverage Rates Increasing
Equity: Oral Health Increasing
Equity: Life Expectancy Decreasing
Equity: Routine Check-ups Increasing
Equity: Teen Births Decreasing
Equity: Children Living in Poverty Decreasing
Equity: People Living in Poverty Decreasing
Equity: Elderly Living in Poverty Increasing
Equity: Median Household Income Maintaining
Equity: Unemployment Rate Decreasing
Equity: Homeownership Rate Decreasing
Equity: Child Abuse and Neglect Decreasing
Equity: Access to Financial Services Decreasing
Equity: Food Insecurity Decreasing
Equity: Homelessness Decreasing
Equity: Cost of Homeownership Maintaining
Equity: Medical Debt Decreasing
Equity: Households Receiving SNAP Decreasing
Equity: Incarceration Rate Increasing
Equity: Volunteering Increasing
Equity: Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable




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