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Life Expectancy Map

Life expectancy varies throughout Lancaster County

Life expectancy is the statistically probable length of time an individual is expected to live. The Community Health Endowment 2021 Place Matters 4.0 Community Mapping Project maps life expectancy in Lancaster County based on mortality patterns of the population in a specific census tract given the risk factors in that location.⁶

• According to 2020 5-year estimates, the average life expectancy in Lancaster County is 79.9 years.
• Census tracts with lower-than-average life expectancies are located near downtown where poverty is most prevalent.

Footnote

6.  Community Health Endowment. (2021). Place Matters 4.0 Community Mapping Project 2021. https://www.chelincoln.org/placematters/