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Old Posted Jan 5, 2023, 11:49 PM
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States with the highest life expectancy

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Old Posted Jan 5, 2023, 11:57 PM
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My life expectancy went up over 2 years from this one simple trick.
























Moving from Texas.
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Old Posted Jan 6, 2023, 12:24 AM
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Lol! I didn't expect Texas to be in the top especially because of our issues with obesity.
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Lol! I didn't expect Texas to be in the top especially because of our issues with obesity.
And poverty, and poor healthcare.
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Old Posted Jan 6, 2023, 3:53 AM
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And poverty, and poor healthcare.
Yeah that's true.
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These are some of the get out and do stuff states. This list is not surprising.
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Not surprised by California being in the Top 5. People here like to get outside, enjoy the outdoors (the weather allows for it basically year round), stay physically active, eat healthy (lots of access to fresh produce and organic foods). Just overall very health conscious. Highly educated (good health literacy), high vaccination rates, tech savvy (high usage of health apps), excellent healthcare systems and safety net hospitals, public health depts, etc etc.
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I'm going to assume that WA is in the top 10, without actually reading the list.
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I'm going to assume Mississippi is at or near the bottom, without having read the list.
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I admit the top one is a bit of a surprise - I wonder if it has much to do with Hawaii being a popular retirement spot for the super wealthy (i.e. those who are healthy, can access excellent healthcare, and are likely to live long lives)

Otherwise the list seems to largely correlate with median state incomes to a large extent, unsurprisingly.
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Not surprised by California being in the Top 5. People here like to get outside, enjoy the outdoors (the weather allows for it basically year round), stay physically active, eat healthy (lots of access to fresh produce and organic foods). Just overall very health conscious. Highly educated (good health literacy), high vaccination rates, tech savvy (high usage of health apps), excellent healthcare systems and safety net hospitals, public health depts, etc etc.
The difference in obesity rates between here and Texas is pretty dramatic.
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The states on the list are mostly affluent and/or highly educated. The only surprise is that Colorado isn't in the top-10, as it is a highly educated state and many people move there to enjoy the outdoors.
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The states on the list are mostly affluent and/or highly educated. The only surprise is that Colorado isn't in the top-10, as it is a highly educated state and many people move there to enjoy the outdoors.
I was thinking the same about Colorado since it's also a "do something outdoors" state. I was expecting more western states as well (for the same reason) although there's a good amount with CA, WA, OR, UT.
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It would be hard for me to live somewhere with super high rates of obesity. Glad to be in a healthy state.
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Old Posted Jan 6, 2023, 10:36 PM
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Native Hawaiians have pretty low life expectancies. I’m guessing the numbers are skewed by all the rich retirees? The low violent crime rate?
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Native Hawaiians have pretty low life expectancies. I’m guessing the numbers are skewed by all the rich retirees? The low violent crime rate?
I was surprised to see Hawaii but I think Asian Americans are mostly pretty healthy and have longer life expectancies.

https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/omh/b...lvl=4&lvlid=55
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I was thinking the same about Colorado since it's also a "do something outdoors" state. I was expecting more western states as well (for the same reason) although there's a good amount with CA, WA, OR, UT.
I think Utah's life expectancy rate has to do with the fact that about 68% of the population is Mormon.

I remember years ago hearing on the news that (practicing) Mormons tend to have a higher life expectancy because they don't drink alcohol or caffeine, and they don't smoke.
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I admit the top one is a bit of a surprise - I wonder if it has much to do with Hawaii being a popular retirement spot for the super wealthy (i.e. those who are healthy, can access excellent healthcare, and are likely to live long lives)

Otherwise the list seems to largely correlate with median state incomes to a large extent, unsurprisingly.
I was sort of surprised at first by Hawaii because of all the poverty one sees when driving outside of the touristy areas. Then again, Hawaii has a very good health care system.
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Can't believe NJ is #20 yet NY is 15.

Apparently they are doing something different in Connecticut to make it #10.



NJ has one of the best healthcare systems and we make the drugs for a lot of the nation. Our pharmaceuticals.
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Can't believe NJ is #20 yet NY is 15.

Apparently they are doing something different in Connecticut to make it #10.



NJ has one of the best healthcare systems and we make the drugs for a lot of the nation. Our pharmaceuticals.
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