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Counties with the lowest life expectancy in Alaska
Among 23 Alaska counties with published values, the counties with the lowest life expectancy are Kusilvak Census Area, AK (65, against the U.S. county median of 75.3), Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK (67.3, against the U.S. county median of 75.3) and Northwest Arctic Borough, AK (67.8, against the U.S. county median of 75.3). Values are years.
Source: County Health Rankings, built from CDC National Vital Statistics System death records. These are county-level figures, compared with the U.S. county median. A high rate does not prove an environmental cause: age, smoking, income, access to care, screening and chance all move county rates, and small counties swing widely.
All Alaska counties, lowest first
Life expectancy, years.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kusilvak Census Area | AK | 65 | 75.3 | 0.86x |
| 2 | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | AK | 67.3 | 75.3 | 0.89x |
| 3 | Northwest Arctic Borough | AK | 67.8 | 75.3 | 0.9x |
| 4 | Dillingham Census Area | AK | 68.2 | 75.3 | 0.91x |
| 5 | Bethel Census Area | AK | 68.9 | 75.3 | 0.92x |
| 6 | Nome Census Area | AK | 68.9 | 75.3 | 0.92x |
| 7 | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | AK | 71.9 | 75.3 | 0.95x |
| 8 | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | AK | 75.4 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 9 | North Slope Borough | AK | 75.8 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 10 | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | AK | 76.2 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 11 | Anchorage Municipality | AK | 76.3 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 12 | Kodiak Island Borough | AK | 77.4 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 13 | Wrangell City and Borough | AK | 77.5 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 14 | Ketchikan Gateway Borough | AK | 77.6 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 15 | Fairbanks North Star Borough | AK | 77.7 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 16 | Kenai Peninsula Borough | AK | 77.9 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 17 | Haines Borough | AK | 78.3 | 75.3 | 1.04x |
| 18 | Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | AK | 78.3 | 75.3 | 1.04x |
| 19 | Petersburg Borough | AK | 78.5 | 75.3 | 1.04x |
| 20 | Sitka City and Borough | AK | 79 | 75.3 | 1.05x |
| 21 | Juneau City and Borough | AK | 79.8 | 75.3 | 1.06x |
| 22 | Aleutians West Census Area | AK | 85.9 | 75.3 | 1.14x |
| 23 | Denali Borough | AK | 88.6 | 75.3 | 1.18x |