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Men's Life Expectancy Facts and Statistics

  • According to the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC), men are expected to live fewer years compared to women in every state.
  • Nationally, the difference in life expectancy based on sex is 5.4 years, while Illinois is tied for 30th-best among states at a 5.8-year average life expectancy gap between men and women.
    • This difference increases when considering socioeconomic factors like being a minority, having a lower income, or having fewer years of education.
  • There are a variety of factors contributing to this difference for men, such as comparably less utilization of health care; higher chronic disease rates, including heart disease, cancer, and diabetes; higher rates of suicide, substance abuse/overdose; and involvement in fatal injuries and violence.

*Non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native

Data sourced from: 2021 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The data shown is representative of the entire United States.