skip to main content

How to find us

Phone: 206-296-4600
TTY Relay: 711

Toll-free: 800-325-6165

Click here to email us

Instructions to submit a Public Records Request

Indicator: Life Expectancy at Age 65, King County

Life Expectancy at age 65 is the number of years a person aged 65 can expect to live if the current age-specific death rates stay the same for his/her life.
  • Source: Washington State Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics, Death Certificates
  • Most recent data (2007): Life expectancy at age 65 in King County was 20.8 years.

See also: Indicators | Comparison Data | Health Planning Areas

.
Trend Over Time
Demographic Differences
Last 10 Years
Last 5 Years
5-year Average 2003-2007
1998-2007
2003-2007
Life Expectancy in Years
Lower CI
Upper CI
All
N/A
N/A
20.4
20.3
20.5
Age
<18
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
18-24
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
25-44
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
45-64
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
65+
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Gender
Male
N/A
N/A
18.8
18.7
18.9
Female
N/A
N/A
21.7
21.6
21.8
Race/Ethnicity
African American
N/A
N/A
18.5
18.1
18.9
American Indian/AN
N/A
N/A
15.8
14.8
16.8
Asian/PI
N/A
N/A
22.0
21.8
22.3
Hispanic/Latina
N/A
N/A
22.5
21.7
23.2
White
N/A
N/A
20.4
20.3
20.5
Neighborhood Poverty Level
High Poverty
N/A
N/A
22.6
22.1
23.0
Medium Poverty
N/A
N/A
20.3
20.2
20.3
Low Poverty
N/A
N/A
20.6
20.5
20.8
Region
East
N/A
N/A
21.4
21.3
21.6
South
N/A
N/A
19.0
18.9
19.1
Seattle
N/A
N/A
21.5
21.4
21.7
North
N/A
N/A
19.3
19.0
19.5



















Trend symbols:
up, statistically significant
down, statistically significant
---
flat, no trend
.
getting worse
.
getting better

Notes:

N/A: Not available

^ Too few occurrences to meet validity standard

CI is 95% Confidence Interval

Persons of Hispanic/Latino ethnicity can be of any race and are included in the racial categories

Produced By: Public Health - Seattle & King County; Assessment, Policy Development, & Evaluation, 5/09


See also:

King County AIMs High*

Health of the Community

*AIMs High performance reports by the King County Office of Strategic Planning and Performance Management can help you understand social, economic, and environmental conditions throughout the county and what King County government is doing to improve those conditions.