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Here are which states have the longest life expectancies and which have the shortest Abby Haglage When it comes to life expectancy, not all states are created equal. At least according to the National Center for Health Statistics, a branch of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which released a report Thursday sharing the average lifespan in all 50 states and the District of Columbia during 2018. The report relied on a variety of information including mortality statistics, population estimates and Medicare data for individuals aged 66 to 99. The average life expectancy in the U.S. as a whole came in at 78.7 years, with men averaging 76.2 years overall and women 81.2. But the numbers varied widely when it came to individual states. As in previous years, Hawaii ranked No.1 for life expectancy at 81 years, followed by California at 80.8, New York and Minnesota both at 80.5, and Connecticut at 80.4. West Virginia ranked the lowest overall at 74.4 years,

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