CT Residents are living longer than they were 50 years ago

This story has been updated.

The life expectancy for Connecticut women is six years longer than it was 50 years ago, and Connecticut men are living seven years longer, according to data released recently.

The average life expectancy for Connecticut residents in 2020 was 82 for women and 76 for men. Nutmeggers are living two years longer than the average U.S. adult.

Connecticut and its surrounding states have a higher life expectancy than the national average. Southern states have the lowest life expectancy, rising by only three years in some states since 1969. Mississippi has a life expectancy of 76 for women and 69 for men.

Women in Connecticut live longer than men, as they do in every state. Connecticut ranks fourth for life expectancy for women and eighth for life expectancy for men. Hawaii and California have the highest life expectancy, according to the study by the Yale School of Public Health.

Correction

A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that Mississippi has a life expectancy of 76 for men and 69 for women. The life expectancy for women in Mississippi is 76 and 69 for men. Also, Connecticut ranks fourth in life expectancy for women and eighth for men, not fifth and ninth as previously reported.