Texas among states with biggest drops in life expectancy, study finds

The average life expectancy has declined in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., and Texas was along the states reporting the biggest drops, a new study shows. Indeed, the average life expectancy in Texas slid by 3.83% from 2018 to 2021, according to Forbes Advisor analysis, ranking it as the state with 14th-largest decline during that period. As a result, the average life expectancy in the Lone Star State is now 75.4 years.

This article was originally published by Sanford Nowlin at San Antonio Current – (https://www.sacurrent.com/news/texas-among-states-with-biggest-drops-in-life-expectancy-study-finds-35720139).

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