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Life expectancy at birth in Los Angeles County is reported to be 3.6 years longer than the life expectancy of the average American. See Life Expectancy by Community below.
Also see: Death & Death Rates in Los Angeles County
Note: The future cannot be predicted, and anticipated medical advances or environmental improvements may affect how likely an infant born today is to survive into old age. Life expectancy estimates are calculated based on the assumption that future mortality rates at each age will remain exactly as they are today.
Year | Data Source Years | Total Population | American Indian/ Alaska Native | Asian | Black | Hispanic | White |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | 2017-2019 | 82.4 | 84.4 | 87.7 | 76.1 | 84.4 | 81.2 |
2020 | 2016-2018 | 82.3 | 83.3 | 87.6 | 75.9 | 84.4 | 81.0 |
2019 | 2015-2017 | 82.2 | N/A | N/A | 75.8 | 84.4 | 80.9 |
N/A Data not available.
Source: County Health Rankings, University of Wisconsin, Population Health Institute
Overall life expectancy in Los Angeles County in 2013 was 84.5 for females and 79.3 for males.
Year | Asian/Pacific Islander | Black | Latino | White | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | |
2013 | 88.9 | 85.1 | 79.1 | 72.3 | 86.1 | 80.4 | 83.6 | 78.9 |
2012 | 88.4 | 83.9 | 79.5 | 72.5 | 86.4 | 81.9 | 83.2 | 79.1 |
2011 | 88.0 | 83.3 | 78.8 | 72.3 | 85.5 | 80.8 | 83.1 | 79.1 |
2010 | 87.6 | 83.6 | 78.9 | 72.0 | 85.6 | 80.3 | 83.1 | 78.5 |
2009 | 87.3 | 83.2 | 78.3 | 70.9 | 84.7 | 79.8 | 83.2 | 78.3 |
2008 | 87.9 | 81.7 | 77.6 | 71.0 | 84.9 | 79.5 | 82.9 | 78.0 |
2007 | 86.8 | 81.7 | 77.1 | 69.9 | 84.7 | 78.8 | 82.3 | 77.5 |
2006 | 86.6 | 82.0 | 76.8 | 68.9 | 84.0 | 78.5 | 82.0 | 77.3 |
2005 | 86.1 | 82.0 | 76.7 | 68.2 | 83.9 | 77.8 | 81.8 | 77.2 |
2004 | 86.3 | 81.9 | 76.1 | 68.5 | 84.2 | 78.3 | 81.4 | 76.7 |
2003 | 85.9 | 82.3 | 76.5 | 67.8 | 84.6 | 77.8 | 81.0 | 76.0 |
2002 | 85.7 | 81.6 | 75.8 | 67.8 | 83.5 | 77.9 | 81.0 | 76.2 |
2001 | 86.6 | 80.7 | 75.7 | 67.8 | 83.6 | 77.9 | 80.8 | 75.9 |
2000 | 85.7 | 81.3 | 76.0 | 68.2 | 83.9 | 77.6 | 80.6 | 75.7 |
Source: Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Estimates
Community | Life Expectancy | ||
---|---|---|---|
2018 | 2014 | 2010 | |
United States | 78.7 | 78.9 | 78.7 |
Los Angeles County | 82.3 | 82.1 | 80.3 |
Agoura Hills* | ---† | 81.8 | 83.4 |
Alhambra* | 84.7 | 83.7 | 82.3 |
Altadena | 82.1 | 82.9 | 80.7 |
Community | Life Expectancy | ||
2018 | 2014 | 2010 | |
Arcadia* | 86.4 | 86.3 | 84.7 |
Artesia* | ---† | 80.3 | 82.0 |
Avalon* | ---† | ---† | ---† |
Azusa* | 81.2 | 80.7 | 80.0 |
Baldwin Park* | 83.0 | 82.7 | 80.8 |
Community | Life Expectancy | ||
2018 | 2014 | 2010 | |
Bell* | 86.1 | 87.6 | 80.8 |
Bell Gardens* | 82.0 | 81.8 | 79.0 |
Bellflower* | 80.0 | 80.2 | 78.0 |
Beverly Hills* | 87.4 | 87.7 | 86.7 |
Bradbury* | ---† | ---† | ---† |
Community | Life Expectancy | ||
2018 | 2014 | 2010 | |
Burbank* | 82.4 | 82.4 | 81.2 |
Calabasas* | 86.9 | 84.0 | ---† |
Carson* | 81.3 | 80.8 | 79.2 |
Castaic | ---† | 88.9 | ---† |
Cerritos* | 87.2 | 87.4 | 83.2 |
Community | Life Expectancy | ||
2018 | 2014 | 2010 | |
Citrus | ---† | 81.9 | ---† |
Claremont* | 83.8 | 82.9 | 80.7 |
Commerce* | ---† | 81.7 | ---† |
Compton* | 77.1 | 78.4 | 76.7 |
Covina* | 82.0 | 80.8 | 79.1 |
Community | Life Expectancy | ||
2018 | 2014 | 2010 | |
Cudahy* | 86.6 | 79.2 | 80.7 |
Culver City* | 82.4 | 83.4 | 82.7 |
Del Aire | ---† | 83.8 | ---† |
Diamond Bar* | 86.4 | 86.4 | 84.8 |
Downey* | 82.3 | 81.4 | 80.9 |
Community | Life Expectancy | ||
2018 | 2014 | 2010 | |
Duarte* | ---† | 80.6 | 81.0 |
East Los Angeles | 82.7 | 81.3 | 80.8 |
East Rancho Dominguez | ---† | 77.1 | ---† |
East San Gabriel | ---† | 86.2 | 86.0 |
East Whittier | ---† | 83.7 | ---† |
Community | Life Expectancy | ||
2018 | 2014 | 2010 | |
El Monte* | 83.7 | 86.1 | 80.7 |
El Segundo* | ---† | 82.7 | 80.8 |
Elizabeth Lake | ---† | ---† | ---† |
Florence-Graham | 81.4 | 78.0 | 77.7 |
Gardena* | 83.1 | 83.6 | 80.4 |
Community | Life Expectancy | ||
2018 | 2014 | 2010 | |
Glendale* | 83.7 | 84.1 | 82.9 |
Glendora* | 80.9 | 81.1 | 80.3 |
Hacienda Heights | 87.0 | 84.3 | 83.4 |
Hawaiian Gardens* | ---† | 83.7 | ---† |
Hawthorne* | 80.4 | 80.6 | 79.7 |
Community | Life Expectancy | ||
2018 | 2014 | 2010 | |
Hermosa Beach* | ---† | 86.4 | 80.4 |
Hidden Hills* | ---† | ---† | ---† |
Huntington Park* | 83.2 | 81.9 | 81.7 |
Industry* | ---† | ---† | 78.7 |
Inglewood* | 81.0 | 79.8 | 77.0 |
Community | Life Expectancy | ||
2018 | 2014 | 2010 | |
Irwindale* | ---† | ---† | ---† |
La Cañada Flintridge* | ---† | 83.9 | 87.8 |
La Crescenta-Montrose | ---† | 82.3 | 83.7 |
La Habra Heights* | ---† | ---† | ---† |
La Mirada* | 82.9 | 82.2 | 78.9 |
Community | Life Expectancy | ||
2018 | 2014 | 2010 | |
La Puente* | 83.6 | 82.9 | 81.3 |
La Verne* | 84.6 | 81.8 | 80.1 |
Lake Los Angeles | ---† | 77.2 | ---† |
Lakewood* | 80.7 | 80.2 | 79.3 |
Lancaster* | 76.9 | 77.4 | 77.0 |
Community | Life Expectancy | ||
2018 | 2014 | 2010 | |
Lawndale* | 81.6 | 80.7 | 79.6 |
Lennox | ---† | 77.8 | 84.4 |
Lomita* | ---† | 80.2 | 80.7 |
Long Beach* | 80.0 | 79.4 | 78.7 |
Los Angeles, City of | 84.6 | 82.1 | 80.4 |
Community | Life Expectancy | ||
2018 | 2014 | 2010 | |
Los Angeles City Council District 1 | 82.6 | 83.7 | 80.9 |
Los Angeles City Council District 2 | 81.7 | 81.3 | 79.7 |
Los Angeles City Council District 3 | 82.2 | 82.8 | 81.8 |
Los Angeles City Council District 4 | 84.6 | 83.6 | 82.7 |
Los Angeles City Council District 6 | 84.9 | 86.3 | 83.7 |
Community | Life Expectancy | ||
2018 | 2014 | 2010 | |
Los Angeles City Council District 7 | 82.6 | 81.4 | 80.3 |
Los Angeles City Council District 7 | 81.9 | 81.7 | 79.9 |
Los Angeles City Council District 8 | 77.9 | 78.0 | 76.2 |
Los Angeles City Council District 9 | 80.7 | 78.9 | 77.0 |
Los Angeles City Council District 10 | 82.7 | 81.2 | 79.1 |
Community | Life Expectancy | ||
2018 | 2014 | 2010 | |
Los Angeles City Council District 11 | 86.8 | 84.6 | 83.2 |
Los Angeles City Council District 12 | 83.0 | 83.8 | 81.2 |
Los Angeles City Council District 13 | 83.8 | 82.4 | 81.8 |
Los Angeles City Council District 14 | 82.7 | 82.2 | 80.7 |
Los Angeles City Council District 16 | 81.2 | 79.3 | 77.9 |
Community | Life Expectancy | ||
2018 | 2014 | 2010 | |
Lynwood* | 81.3 | 81.7 | 77.7 |
Malibu* | ---† | 89.8 | ---† |
Manhattan Beach* | 84.0 | 87.1 | 83.2 |
Marina del Rey | ---† | ---† | ---† |
Maywood* | 87.8 | 81.3 | 83.0 |
Community | Life Expectancy | ||
2018 | 2014 | 2010 | |
Monrovia* | 81.6 | 80.3 | 79.7 |
Montebello* | 83.0 | 83.7 | 80.3 |
Monterey Park* | 87.3 | 86.1 | 84.3 |
Norwalk* | 82.2 | 81.0 | 79.2 |
Palmdale* | 78.6 | 79.8 | 77.4 |
Community | Life Expectancy | ||
2018 | 2014 | 2010 | |
Palos Verdes Estates* | ---† | 86.6 | ---† |
Paramount* | 80.6 | 80.2 | 78.1 |
Pasadena* | 81.9 | 82.9 | 81.2 |
Pico Rivera* | 82.3 | 81.3 | 80.1 |
Pomona* | 79.8 | 81.7 | 78.6 |
Community | Life Expectancy | ||
2018 | 2014 | 2010 | |
Rancho Palos Verdes* | 86.4 | 87.7 | 82.6 |
Redondo Beach* | 83.9 | 82.3 | 80.8 |
Rolling Hills* | ---† | ---† | ---† |
Rolling Hills Estates* | ---† | ---† | ---† |
Rosemead* | 86.1 | 83.8 | 81.8 |
Community | Life Expectancy | ||
2018 | 2014 | 2010 | |
Rowland Heights | 87.1 | 87.0 | 86.3 |
San Dimas* | 80.9 | 81.9 | 78.7 |
San Fernando* | 84.7 | 82.7 | 78.0 |
San Gabriel* | 84.1 | 84.3 | 82.4 |
San Marino* | ---† | 87.6 | ---† |
Community | Life Expectancy | ||
2018 | 2014 | 2010 | |
Santa Clarita* | 82.6 | 84.0 | 80.0 |
Santa Fe Springs* | ---† | 82.3 | 80.7 |
Santa Monica* | 84.0 | 83.2 | 81.6 |
Sierra Madre* | ---† | 81.8 | ---† |
Signal Hill* | ---† | 78.4 | ---† |
Community | Life Expectancy | ||
2018 | 2014 | 2010 | |
South El Monte* | ---† | 86.7 | 80.9 |
South Gate* | 84.7 | 83.7 | 81.1 |
South Pasadena* | 86.9 | 86.2 | 82.7 |
South San Jose Hills | ---† | 82.2 | 86.0 |
South Whittier | 82.3 | 81.1 | 81.0 |
Community | Life Expectancy | ||
2018 | 2014 | 2010 | |
Stevenson Ranch | ---† | 87.2 | ---† |
Sun Village | ---† | 76.8 | ---† |
Temple City* | 83.7 | 82.7 | 84.4 |
Torrance* | 83.6 | 84.1 | 82.0 |
Valinda | 82.7 | 82.3 | 79.7 |
Community | Life Expectancy | ||
2018 | 2014 | 2010 | |
Vernon* | ---† | ---† | ---† |
View Park-Windsor Hills | ---† | 83.3 | ---† |
Walnut* | 87.6 | 86.8 | 87.7 |
Walnut Park | ---† | 90.6 | 83.7 |
West Carson | ---† | 83.6 | 77.6 |
Community | Life Expectancy | ||
2018 | 2014 | 2010 | |
West Covina* | 82.1 | 83.2 | 80.2 |
West Hollywood* | 86.1 | 83.3 | 83.3 |
West Puente Valley | ---† | ---† | 80.7 |
West Whittier-Los Nietos | 80.6 | 82.0 | 80.7 |
Westlake Village* | ---† | ---† | ---† |
Community | Life Expectancy | ||
2018 | 2014 | 2010 | |
Westmont | 77.7 | 77.3 | 72.4 |
Whittier* | 81.8 | 82.1 | 80.8 |
Willowbrook | ---† | ---† | 76.7 |
* Incorporated City
† Either population size considered too small for reliable calculations or data not available.
Sources: L.A. County Dept. of Public Health, City & Community Health Profiles and
CDC, National Center for Health Statistics and
Highway to Health: Life Expectancy in Los Angeles County