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Minnesota men boast nation's longest life expectancy

May 21, 2018

In a nationwide study, they rank first; the state's women rank fourth. Mississippi comes in last. Men in Minnesota live longer than those in any other state. Minnesota women rank fourth.

These above-average findings were published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Overall, residents of the North Star State have the fourth longest expectancy, with an average lifespan of 80.8 years, ranking behind only Hawaii, California and Connecticut, according to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington. Mississippi had the lowest life expectancy, with an average of 74.7 years.

Minnesota men had an average life expectancy of 78.7 years. Women, with an average life expectancy of 82.9 years, ranked fourth in the nation.

Minnesota residents overall lead the nation in “healthy life expectancy” at 70.3 years. That category is defined as years of life spent in full health.

The study covering 333 diseases and injuries and 84 risk factors looked at the impacts of disease in all 50 states to come up with its findings.

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