What does “life expectancy” really mean? It’s not the average age people die; it’s a projection of how long someone born today is expected to live, based on current death rates. Here’s what the facts say about what life expectancy actually looks like in the US. For more fact-driven content about the world around you, check out the @USAFacts article about life expectancy at the #linkinbio. https://usafacts.org/articles/which-states-have-highest-and-lowest-life-expectancy?utm_campaign=usa-facts-vi