---
language:
- en
pretty_name: U.S. State Life Expectancy by Sex, 2020
tags:
- hhs
- cdc
- deaths
- mortality
- nchs
- nvss
- sex
- state
---

# U.S. State Life Expectancy by Sex, 2020

## Description

The dataset presents life expectancy at birth estimates based on annual complete period life tables for each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia (D.C.)
in 2020 for the total, male and female populations.

## Dataset Details

- **Publisher**: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- **Temporal Coverage**: 2020-01-01/2020-12-31
- **Geographic Coverage**: United States
- **Last Modified**: 2025-04-21
- **Contact**: National Center for Health Statistics (cdcinfo@cdc.gov)

## Source

Original data can be found at: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data-visualization/state-life-expectancy/index_2020.htm

## Usage

You can load this dataset using:

```python
from datasets import load_dataset
 dataset = load_dataset('HHS-Official/us-state-life-expectancy-by-sex-2020')
```
## License

This dataset is licensed under https://www.usa.gov/government-works