Reply #7: Life expectancy is already decreasing in many parts of the US [View All]

[starroute]

There was a thread here a day or two ago that discussed the regional differences.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4885082

"In 2007, life expectancy across counties ranged from 65.9 to 81.1 years for men and 73.5 and 86 years for women."

"Nationwide, life expectancy for American men and women has risen over the last two decades, and some U.S. communities still boast life expectancies as long as any in the world, according to newly released data. But over the last decade, the nation has experienced a widening gap between the most and least healthy places to live. In some parts of the United States, men and women are dying younger on average than their counterparts in nations such as Syria, Panama and Vietnam."