Health in Maine, United States: official figures

Life expectancy at birth in Maine was 76.6 years in 2022, 21st shortest among the 50 states and DC (U.S.: 77.5 years), according to NCHS state life tables.

Life expectancy at birth

76.6 years

2022

Infant deaths per 1,000 live births

4.48

2024

Drug overdose deaths per 100,000

35.2

2024

Suicides per 100,000

19.2

2024

People without health insurance

5.5%

2024

Medicaid and CHIP enrollment

327,698

June 2026

Adults with obesity

33.2%

2024

How long do men and women live in Maine?

Women in Maine could expect to live 79.6 years and men 73.9 years at 2022 death rates, a gap of 5.7 years (U.S.: 80.2 for women, 74.8 for men).

Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC) · saved copy

Is life expectancy in Maine going up?

Life expectancy in Maine was 76.7 years in 2021, so the 2022 figure is down 0.1 years; nationally it rose from 76.4 to 77.5 years.

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How long do people live after 65 in Maine?

A 65-year-old in Maine could expect to live another 18.7 years in 2022 (19.9 for women, 17.5 for men); 26th longest among the 50 states and DC (U.S.: 18.9).

Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC) · saved copy

What is the infant mortality rate in Maine?

52 babies died before their first birthday in Maine in 2024, an infant mortality rate of 4.48 per 1,000 live births; 8th lowest among the 50 states and DC. In 2019 the rate was 5.43 (64 deaths).

Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC) · saved copy

How many people die of drug overdoses in Maine?

483 people died of drug overdoses in Maine in 2024, an age-adjusted rate of 35.2 per 100,000 people; joint 7th highest among the 50 states and DC. The rate was 44.9 in 2023 (598 deaths) and 29.9 in 2019.

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Are overdose deaths falling in Maine?

CDC provisional data count about 354 drug overdose deaths in Maine in the 12 months to May 2026, down 13.4% on the 12 months to May 2025 (409); nationally the count went from 75,094 to 66,478. These counts are predicted values that allow for deaths still being investigated.

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How many overdose deaths in Maine involve fentanyl?

Synthetic opioids other than methadone, mainly fentanyl, were involved in 209 of the 352 reported overdose deaths in Maine in the 12 months to May 2026 (59%), and psychostimulants such as methamphetamine in 109 (31%). A death can involve more than one drug.

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How many people die of heart disease in Maine?

Heart disease killed 3,438 people in Maine in 2024, an age-adjusted rate of 156.4 per 100,000; 25th highest among the 50 states and DC (2019: 142.4).

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What is the cancer death rate in Maine?

Cancer caused 3,427 deaths in Maine in 2024, an age-adjusted rate of 149.2 per 100,000; 17th highest among the 50 states and DC (2019: 164.2).

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What is the suicide rate in Maine?

285 people in Maine died by suicide in 2024, an age-adjusted rate of 19.2 per 100,000; joint 12th highest among the 50 states and DC. In 2019 the rate was 19.4 (276 deaths).

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How many gun deaths are there in Maine?

Firearms were involved in 181 deaths in Maine in 2024, including suicides, homicides and accidents: an age-adjusted rate of 11.9 per 100,000, joint 18th lowest among the 50 states and DC (2019: 11.5).

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How many people in Maine have no health insurance?

5.5% of people in Maine, about 77,000, had no health insurance in 2024; 13th lowest among the 50 states and DC (U.S.: 8.2%). That is down 0.4 percentage points on 2023 (5.9%), according to the American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copy

How many children in Maine are uninsured?

4.5% of children under 19 in Maine were uninsured in 2024, against 7.9% of adults aged 19 to 64 (U.S.: 6.0% and 11.3%).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copy

How many people in Maine are on Medicaid?

12.0% of residents of Maine were covered only by Medicaid or another means-tested public plan in 2024, and 45.1% only by employer-based insurance (U.S.: 14.5% and 45.3%).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copy

How many people are on Medicaid in Maine?

327,698 people were enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP in Maine in June 2026 (preliminary state data reported to CMS), down 4.5% on June 2025 (343,303); across the 50 states and DC the total was 73.17 million.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · saved copy

How much has Medicaid enrollment in Maine changed since the pandemic?

In March 2023, the last month before states resumed removing people who no longer qualified after the pandemic, Maine had 374,520 Medicaid and CHIP enrollees, so enrollment has fallen 12.5% since then (50 states and DC: down 22.5%).

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How many children are on Medicaid in Maine?

Children made up 137,261 of the Medicaid and CHIP enrollees in Maine in June 2026 (42%), and adults enrolled in Medicaid numbered 190,437. Maine has expanded Medicaid to low-income adults under the Affordable Care Act.

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What is the obesity rate in Maine?

33.2% of adults in Maine had obesity (a body mass index of 30 or more) in the 2024 CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey; 21st lowest among the 49 states and DC with data. In 2015 the figure was 30.0%; the median across the states and DC was 34.2% in 2024.

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How many people smoke in Maine?

14.4% of adults in Maine smoked cigarettes in 2024 (7th highest among the 49 states and DC with data; state median 11.6%), down from 19.5% in 2015. 6.5% used e-cigarettes.

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How many people have diabetes in Maine?

11.5% of adults in Maine had been told by a doctor they have diabetes, and 19.2% described their health as fair or poor, in 2024; the diabetes share is 18th lowest among the 49 states and DC with data (state medians: 12.0% and 18.6%).

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How many people in Maine cannot afford to see a doctor?

In 2024, 21.3% of adults in Maine said they had done no physical activity or exercise outside work in the past month, and 9.2% said that in the past year they had needed to see a doctor but could not because of the cost (state medians: 21.8% and 11.5%).

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How common is depression in Maine?

14.6% of adults in Maine reported binge drinking in 2024, and 26.7% had ever been told they have a depressive disorder (state medians: 15.5% and 22.0%).

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How Maine compares with other states

Life expectancy at birth (2022)

Maine ranks 31 of 51, highest first. NCHS state life tables

Rank	Region	Life expectancy at birth
28	Michigan	76.8 years
29	Wyoming	76.8 years
30	Arizona	76.7 years
31	Maine	76.6 years
32	District of Columbia	76.6 years
33	Kansas	76.5 years
34	Delaware	76.5 years

Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC) · saved copy

Life expectancy at age 65 (2022)

Maine ranks 29 of 51, highest first. Further years of life expected at 65

Rank	Region	Life expectancy at age 65
26	Illinois	18.7 years
27	Iowa	18.7 years
28	New Mexico	18.7 years
29	Maine	18.7 years
30	District of Columbia	18.7 years
31	Alaska	18.6 years
32	Virginia	18.5 years

Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC) · saved copy

Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2024)

Maine ranks 44 of 51, highest first. NCHS Stats of the States

Rank	Region	Infant deaths per 1,000 live births
41	Colorado	4.54
42	Connecticut	4.51
43	Iowa	4.50
44	Maine	4.48
45	Hawaii	4.36
46	Rhode Island	4.20
47	California	4.18

Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC) · saved copy

Drug overdose deaths per 100,000 (age-adjusted) (2024)

Maine ranks 8 of 51, highest first. NCHS Stats of the States

Rank	Region	Drug overdose deaths per 100,000 (age-adjusted)
5	New Mexico	37.1
6	Nevada	35.9
7	Tennessee	35.2
8	Maine	35.2
9	Vermont	33.6
10	Louisiana	33.5
11	Kentucky	33.5

Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC) · saved copy

Drug overdose deaths, 12 months to May 2026 (provisional) (2025-2026)

Maine ranks 38 of 51, highest first. Predicted provisional counts

Rank	Region	Drug overdose deaths, 12 months to May 2026 (provisional)
35	Mississippi	416
36	Arkansas	374
37	Iowa	362
38	Maine	354
39	District of Columbia	318
40	Hawaii	295
41	Alaska	292

Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC) · saved copy

Heart disease deaths per 100,000 (age-adjusted) (2024)

Maine ranks 25 of 51, highest first. NCHS Stats of the States

Rank	Region	Heart disease deaths per 100,000 (age-adjusted)
22	Utah	160.5
23	Wisconsin	160.1
24	Vermont	157.6
25	Maine	156.4
26	Wyoming	156.2
27	North Carolina	155.5
28	New Mexico	155.5

Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC) · saved copy

Cancer deaths per 100,000 (age-adjusted) (2024)

Maine ranks 17 of 51, highest first. NCHS Stats of the States

Rank	Region	Cancer deaths per 100,000 (age-adjusted)
14	Michigan	151.1
15	Delaware	150.6
16	Iowa	149.4
17	Maine	149.2
18	Alaska	149.1
19	North Carolina	148.8
20	Pennsylvania	145.7

Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC) · saved copy

Suicides per 100,000 (age-adjusted) (2024)

Maine ranks 12 of 51, highest first. NCHS Stats of the States

Rank	Region	Suicides per 100,000 (age-adjusted)
9	Oregon	20.0
10	Nevada	19.6
11	Utah	19.5
12	Maine	19.2
13	North Dakota	19.2
14	Arkansas	19.0
15	Arizona	18.9

Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC) · saved copy

Firearm deaths per 100,000 (age-adjusted) (2024)

Maine ranks 36 of 51, highest first. NCHS Stats of the States

Rank	Region	Firearm deaths per 100,000 (age-adjusted)
33	Wisconsin	12.1
34	Pennsylvania	11.9
35	Michigan	11.9
36	Maine	11.9
37	Iowa	11.8
38	Delaware	11.8
39	Maryland	11.6

Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC) · saved copy

People without health insurance (2024)

Maine ranks 39 of 51, highest first. American Community Survey, civilian noninstitutionalized population

Rank	Region	People without health insurance
36	Pennsylvania	5.8%
37	Connecticut	5.8%
38	West Virginia	5.8%
39	Maine	5.5%
40	Iowa	5.4%
41	Wisconsin	5.3%
42	Oregon	5.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copy

Children under 19 without health insurance (2024)

Maine ranks 32 of 51, highest first. American Community Survey

Rank	Region	Children under 19 without health insurance
29	Kentucky	5.0%
30	New Jersey	4.7%
31	Maryland	4.6%
32	Maine	4.5%
33	Alabama	4.3%
34	Wisconsin	4.2%
35	Louisiana	4.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copy

Medicaid and CHIP enrollment, June 2026 (2026-06)

Maine ranks 39 of 51, highest first. CMS performance indicator data (preliminary)

Rank	Region	Medicaid and CHIP enrollment, June 2026
36	Kansas	393,912
37	Hawaii	391,710
38	Nebraska	330,435
39	Maine	327,698
40	Utah	321,779
41	Idaho	307,060
42	Rhode Island	283,863

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · saved copy

Change in Medicaid and CHIP enrollment since March 2023 (2023-03 to 2026-06)

Maine ranks 5 of 51, highest first. March 2023 was the last month of pandemic continuous enrollment

Rank	Region	Change in Medicaid and CHIP enrollment since March 2023
2	South Dakota	-5.9%
3	Oregon	-9.9%
4	Connecticut	-12.2%
5	Maine	-12.5%
6	New York	-15.1%
7	Hawaii	-15.8%
8	Nebraska	-16.8%

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · saved copy

Adults with obesity (BMI 30 or more) (2024)

Maine ranks 30 of 50, highest first. BRFSS 2024, crude prevalence; Tennessee did not report for 2024

Rank	Region	Adults with obesity (BMI 30 or more)
27	Alaska	34.0%
28	Oregon	33.6%
29	Arizona	33.3%
30	Maine	33.2%
31	Idaho	32.7%
32	Maryland	32.7%
33	Wyoming	32.5%

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · saved copy

Adults who currently smoke cigarettes (2024)

Maine ranks 7 of 50, highest first. BRFSS 2024, crude prevalence

Rank	Region	Adults who currently smoke cigarettes
4	Louisiana	15.0%
5	Alaska	14.7%
6	Missouri	14.7%
7	Maine	14.4%
8	Ohio	14.1%
9	Oklahoma	14.1%
10	Alabama	14.0%

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · saved copy

Adults ever told they have diabetes (2024)

Maine ranks 33 of 50, highest first. BRFSS 2024, crude prevalence

Rank	Region	Adults ever told they have diabetes
30	Rhode Island	11.6%
31	Arizona	11.5%
32	Hawaii	11.5%
33	Maine	11.5%
34	Iowa	11.4%
35	Missouri	11.2%
36	New Jersey	10.8%

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · saved copy

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