Health Profile of Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles Health Score
The Map AI Health Index is a score that reflects local life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and physical environment to help you quickly compare the overall health and well-being of different areas.
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B
Los Angeles Around average
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Los Angeles | California Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 80.4 | 79.6 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 9.5% | 6.6% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 17.2% | 16.4% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Los Angeles is 80.4 years, about 0.8 years longer than the California average of 79.6 years. The uninsured rate is 9.5%, higher than the California average of 6.6%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 17.2% of residents, higher than the California average of 16.4%.
Population by Age
Older residents
1,179,897 residents in Los Angeles are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 71,634 25,403 men · 46,232 women
- 75–84 148,195 61,396 men · 86,800 women
- 65–74 279,828 127,248 men · 152,580 women
- 50–64 680,239 340,714 men · 339,525 women
Younger residents
730,144 residents in Los Angeles are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 219,555 113,877 boys · 105,678 girls
- 7–12 211,868 109,461 boys · 102,407 girls
- 3–7 168,715 86,260 boys · 82,455 girls
- 0–3 130,006 66,556 boys · 63,450 girls
About 128,696 residents in Los Angeles (3.3% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 80.4 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | Los Angeles | California Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 10.0% | 10.5% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 4.6% | 6.3% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 4.9% | 6.4% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 29.7% | 30.6% | 34.3% |
The rate of cancer in Los Angeles is about 27% lower than in California. The rate of heart disease in Los Angeles is about 23% lower than in California.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Los Angeles | California Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 11.5% | 13.9% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 17.6% | 18.0% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 22.5% | 21.9% | 25.1% |
The rate of smoking in Los Angeles is about 18% lower than in California.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 3.6 million cigarettes a day, 106.9 million a month, or 1.3 billion a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 39.2 million minutes a day and 14.3 billion a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Los Angeles is 80.4 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.93 lifetimes a day, or 339 lifetimes a year.
* Source: Shaw M, Mitchell R, Dorling D. "Time for a smoke? One cigarette reduces your life by 11 minutes." BMJ. 2000;320:53.
Illustrative only. This is not an estimate of how many people actually die from smoking each day or year - it's a rough, order-of-magnitude comparison meant to help grasp the scale of smoking in this area. We take no responsibility for any decisions made based on this figure.
Air Quality
| Metric | Los Angeles | California Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 10.15 | 7.63 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 10.1 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Los Angeles is moderate — acceptable air quality, though unusually sensitive individuals may notice effects.
Los Angeles, CA Health Compared With Nearby Cities
Los Angeles, CA is the largest of the 5 cities compared here, 3,843,367 residents against a local median of 37,354. Los Angeles, CA's uninsured, at 9.5%, runs 134% above the 4.0% typical of the cities around it. That is the weaker end of the local range on this measure.
Obesity tells the same story from another angle: 29.7% against a local median of 25.0%, 19% above it. Every measure here with a clear better direction points the same way, and it is the wrong way: Los Angeles, CA reads weaker than its neighbours on all of them. The cities themselves sit within 1.3% of each other on uninsured, a tighter band than the gap between any of them and Los Angeles, CA, which makes it a genuine outlier here rather than one end of a wide local spread. Los Angeles, CA has the 5th lowest uninsured of the 5 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles, CA | 3,843,367 | 80.4 yrs #5/5 | 9.5% #5/5 | 29.7% #5/5 |
| Beverly Hills, CA | 31,624 | 85.3 yrs | 4.6% | 23.5% |
| West Hollywood, CA | 34,884 | 81.7 yrs | 4.1% | 25.3% |
| Culver City, CA | 39,823 | 82.0 yrs | 3.3% | 24.7% |
| Burbank, CA | 104,547 | 81.2 yrs | 4.0% | 26.2% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Los Angeles, California has an overall health index grade of B, making it somewhat better than California, and somewhat better than the country as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about health in Los Angeles, California.
How healthy is Los Angeles, California?
Los Angeles, California has a Map AI Health Index grade of B, based on life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and the physical environment; a B grade means residents are somewhat healthier than the U.S. average.
What is the average lifespan in Los Angeles, California?
People in Los Angeles, California can expect to live 80.4 years on average, 0.8 years longer than the California average of 79.6.
How many people lack health insurance in Los Angeles, California?
9.5% of residents in Los Angeles, California have no health insurance, about 1 in 11 people, 2.9 points above the California rate of 6.6%.
What is the obesity rate in Los Angeles, California?
29.7% of adults in Los Angeles, California are classified as obese, about 1 in 3, 0.9 points below the California rate of 30.6%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in Los Angeles, California go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 3.6 million cigarettes a day, 106.9 million a month, or 1.3 billion a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 39.2 million minutes a day and 14.3 billion a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Los Angeles is 80.4 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.93 lifetimes a day, or 339 lifetimes a year.
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