Study: Fairfax County Men Have Longest Life Expectancies in U.S.

A new study indicates that Fairfax County men have the longest life expectancy in the country, at 81.1 years of age on average.

The study was conducted by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington. It analyzed the life expectancy in counties throughout the U.S. from 2000 to 2007.

Fairfax County men have higher life expectancies than men in Japan and Australia. Women, according to the study, live the longest in Collier County, Florida, at 86 years of age on average.

Other results:

• Researchers found that the average life expectancy across the country in 2007 ranged from 65.9 to 81.1 years for men and 73.5 to 86 years for women.
• Black men and women have lower life expectancies than white men and women in all counties. Life expectancy for black women ranges from 69.6 to 82.6 years, and for black men, from 59.4 to 77.2 years.

Read more results from the study at their website.