> Comparing the US average life expectancy to the average of other rich countries is tricky because the US population is so much bigger and more diverse I read

> Comparing the US average life expectancy to the average of other rich countries is tricky because the US population is so much bigger and more diverse I read this argument a lot, in various formulations. The truth is that the the US State with the higher life expectancy is Hawaii [1] at 82.3 years, comparable to New Zealand, that ranks 19th (or 16th depending on the year taken in consideration 2021 [2] or 2022 [3]) in the list of countries by life expectancy. The 4th State in the list, Minnesota, is already out of the first 30. That's why on average US score pretty badly, even worse than some undeveloped countries. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_life_expectancy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territ... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_life_expectancy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_life_expe... [3] https://www.worldometers.info/demographics/life-expectancy/ https://www.worldometers.info/demographics/life-expectancy/