The 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia are covered by this dataset. It presents life expectancy at birth estimates for 2019, broken down by total, male, and female populations. The data is based on annual complete period life tables and originates from data.cdc.gov.
Use Cases
- Analyzing geographic disparities in life expectancy using the State and LEB columns.
- Comparing life expectancy between male and female populations using the Sex and LEB columns.
- Investigating the distribution of life expectancy values across states using the Quartile and LEB columns.
- Assessing the statistical certainty of life expectancy estimates using the SE (standard error) column.
Strengths
- Data covers all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.
- Includes estimates for total, male, and female populations, enabling gender-based analysis.
- Provides a standard error (SE) column for assessing estimate reliability.
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- data.cdc.gov
- Collection Method
- Based on annual complete period life tables.
- Time Range
- 2019
- Freshness
- Last updated 2025-04-21 16:19:12; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- United States (50 states and District of Columbia)