Bergen County had a life expectancy of 82.47, one of the highest in the state. It also had one of the biggest increases in the past three decades, going from 75.27 in 1980, an increase of 9.6 percent.
Updated May 19, 2017
Posted May 19, 2017
By Erin Petenko
New Jersey has seen big gains in life expectancy over the past three decades, according to research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. But those gains have not been distributed equally.
Life expectancy in the state varies from 77 to 82 years old, depending on in which county the person was born. Every county increased in life expectancy from 1980 to 2014, but some saw impressive increases, while others had lackluster growth. Find out the life expectancy of residents born in your county.
Disclaimer: This list is roughly in order from lowest to highest life expectancy, but because of the margin of error in the data, some counties are virtually tied.
Another 20 years of paying taxes.
Have the pension funds for public sector workers updated their assumptions for life expectancy based on this new data? Will increase the unfunded liability for sure given longer life spans than previously assumed.
they did, u are out of the loop my little flower.
Oh come on 12:59, why do your have to rain on 12:50s (Chicken Little) parade with facts huh?