Indicator: Life Expectancy at Birth, King County
Life Expectancy at Birth is the number of years a newborn 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 birth in King County was 81.5 years.
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See also:
Indicators
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Comparison Data
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Health Planning Areas
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Trend Over Time
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Demographic Differences
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Last 10 Years
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Last 5 Years
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5-year Average 2003-2007
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1998-2007
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2003-2007
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Life Expectancy in Years
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Lower CI
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Upper CI
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All
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N/A
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N/A
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81.0
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80.9
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81.1
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Age
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<18
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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18-24
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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25-44
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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45-64
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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65+
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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Gender
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Male
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N/A
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N/A
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78.6
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78.4
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78.7
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Female
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N/A
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N/A
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83.3
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83.2
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83.4
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Race/Ethnicity
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African American
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N/A
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N/A
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75.3
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74.9
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75.8
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American Indian/AN
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N/A
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N/A
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72.7
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71.5
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73.9
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Asian/PI
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N/A
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N/A
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83.7
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83.4
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84.0
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Hispanic/Latino
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N/A
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N/A
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82.6
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81.8
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83.4
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White
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N/A
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N/A
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81.3
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81.1
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81.4
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Neighborhood Poverty Level
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High Poverty
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N/A
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N/A
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80.5
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79.9
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81.0
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Medium Poverty
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N/A
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N/A
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80.4
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80.3
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80.5
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Low Poverty
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N/A
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N/A
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82.3
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82.2
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82.5
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Region
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East
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N/A
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N/A
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83.4
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83.2
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83.6
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South
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N/A
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N/A
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79.3
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79.1
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79.4
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Seattle
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N/A
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N/A
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81.5
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81.3
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81.7
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North
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N/A
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N/A
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80.5
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80.2
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80.9
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