A report published by Los Angeles County’s Department of Public Health and the Social Science Research Council showed that Malibu has one of the highest life expectancy rates in the county. Malibu currently ranks No. 2—just under Walnut Park—with an average life expectancy of 89.8 years of age for a baby born in 2014. Comparatively, Beverly Hills ranks sixth on the list.
One of the most striking results of the study was the difference between the highest and lowest life expectancy in the county, which differs by a whopping 15 years county-wide. The areas with the lowest life expectancy in the Los Angeles area include Sun Village in eastern Antelope Valley and East Rancho Dominguez, also known as East Compton.
According to the report, the differences in life expectancy from cities and neighborhoods can be attributed to “‘social determinants of health’ such as access to green spaces, affordable housing and health care, plentiful grocery stores and jobs with living wages.”
For reference, LA county as a whole has an average life expectancy of 82.1 years; the average American has a life expectancy of 78.8 years.