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Sep 27, 2016

Map: Life Expectancy In D.C. Eight Years Shorter Than In Arlington

Arlington and Fairfax have an average life expectancy of 86 years, whereas D.C. and Prince George’s County folks live to be an average of 78 years.

Jul 05, 2016

Report: Life Expectancy In D.C. Differs Greatly By Race

Black men in D.C. have a life expectancy of 68 years old, while white men are projected to live, on average, until age 83.

Jun 07, 2016

Report: Life Expectancy In NoVa Varies By As Much As 13 Years

Breaking down life expectancy in NoVa by census tract.

Nov 10, 2010

Who Needs Attractiveness When You’re Living This Well?

Okay, so maybe we’re not the best looking people around. But according to a report by the Social Science Research Council’s American Human Development Project initiative, the Washington region is doing pretty well for itself when it comes to life expectancy, education and income, topping a ranking of the ten largest American metro areas in those statistics. The long life expectancy of white D.C. residents (the longest among any group in the survey at 83.1…

 
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