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Orange County residents lead the state's average life expectancy by almost four years.
According to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation’s 2019 U.S. health map, the average life expectancy for a North Carolina resident is 78.2 years, while the average in Orange County is 82.1.
Social determinants, such as health care access and housing, contribute to the higher life expectancy in Orange County.