Health Facts
Life Expectancy
Life expectancy varies drastically by state, county, and even by neighborhood as a result of environmental, socioeconomic and political factors. In Florida, the average life expectancy is 78.9 years, 1.6 years higher than the national average of 77.3 years. However, in Duval County, the average life expectancy is 76.2 years, 1.1 years lower than the national average and 2.7 years below the state average.
76.2 Life Expectancy (Duval County, 2018)
78.9 Life Expectancy (Florida, 2018)
77.3 Life Expectancy (United States of America, 2020)
References: National Center for Health Statistics’ U.S. Small-Area Life Expectancy Estimates Project (USALEEP), the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), and the National Association for Public Health Statistics and Information Systems (NAPHSIS). The data for county and state are from 2018, and the data for the country is from provisional data from 2020. Updated 4/13/2022.
Life Expectancy in Northeast Florida
Does where you live affect how long you live?
A few miles can make a difference in our chance to live a long, healthy life. People living less than 5 miles apart may experience more than a 15-year difference in life span.
The below map shows life expectancy in Northeast Florida (Baker, Clay, Duval, Flagler, Nassau, Putnam and St. Johns counties) by census tract.
Click on a colored circle to view more details about each census tract beyond what the color scale can represent, such as average life expectancy (actual number in years), life expectancy range, and standard error. You can also view the map in a new window.
Data Source: NCHS, National Vital Statistics System, National Center for Health Statistics’ U.S. Small-Area Life Expectancy Estimates Project (USALEEP), available from https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/usaleep/usaleep.html.
Leading Causes of Death
The leading causes of death for Northeast Florida include heart disease, cancer, unintentional injury, COVID-19, stroke, chronic lower respiratory disease, and diabetes. According to data from the Florida Department of Health’s Bureau of Vital Statistics, on average, the Black population have higher death rates per 100,000 people than the White and other populations. These differences in mortality rates have persisted for decades and may be attributable to differences in access to resources and opportunities.