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Life expectancy in South Carolina

1990 – 2022 · 8 data points 42 of 51 · Regions of United States Updated Nov 12, 2026
People · South Carolina United States

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2022

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Latest value · 2022 75.1years +1.6 since 2021
Regions of United States · 2022 42 of 51 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2010 −1.9
vs United States −3.9 United States: 79.0 · 2024
Life expectancy, 1990 – 2022 years · South Carolina · United States · World
−1.9 since 2010
South Carolina United States World

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2022

Compared with Life expectancy · years
South Carolina
75.1
United States
79.0 · 2024
World
73.5 · 2024

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance South Carolina · 1990 – 2022
Latest value 75.1 · 2022
First value 73.5 · 1990
Highest 77.0 · 2010
Lowest 73.5 · 2021
Data points 8

By year

All years · 1990 – 2022

YearSouth CarolinaChange United StatesWorld
2022 75.1 +1.6 77.5 73.0
2021 73.5 −1.3 76.4 71.2
2020 74.8 −2.0 77.0 72.2
2019 76.8 +0.3 78.8 72.9
2018 76.5 −0.5 78.7 72.6
2010 77.0 +2.0 78.7 70.7
2000 75.0 +1.5 76.8 67.7
1990 73.5 75.4 65.1

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2022

Ranking · Regions of United States

2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2010 2000 1990
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryLife expectancy
49 Alabama 72.0
39 Alaska 74.5
35 Arizona 75.0
45 Arkansas 72.5
10 California 78.3
15 Colorado 77.7
3 Connecticut 79.2
26 Delaware 76.3
32 District of Columbia 75.3
27 Florida 76.1
41 Georgia 74.3
1 Hawaii 79.9
20 Idaho 77.2
21 Illinois 77.1
38 Indiana 74.6
16 Iowa 77.7
28 Kansas 76.0
47 Kentucky 72.3
48 Louisiana 72.2
23 Maine 76.7
19 Maryland 77.2
2 Massachusetts 79.6
30 Michigan 75.7
6 Minnesota 78.8
51 Mississippi 70.9
37 Missouri 74.6
29 Montana 75.8
14 Nebraska 77.8
33 Nevada 75.1
7 New Hampshire 78.5
5 New Jersey 79.0
43 New Mexico 73.0
4 New York 79.0
36 North Carolina 74.9
17 North Dakota 77.6
40 Ohio 74.5
44 Oklahoma 72.7
18 Oregon 77.4
25 Pennsylvania 76.4
8 Rhode Island 78.5
42 South Carolina 73.5
24 South Dakota 76.6
46 Tennessee 72.4
31 Texas 75.4
11 Utah 78.2
9 Vermont 78.4
22 Virginia 76.8
12 Washington 78.2
50 West Virginia 71.0
13 Wisconsin 77.8
34 Wyoming 75.0

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2021

What it means

How long a newborn would live on average if today's death rates stayed the same.

How it is calculated

Calculated from deaths by age in the year and the population of each age (a life table).