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Found some interesting stats: - http://kff.org/other/state-indicator/life-expectancy/?activeTab=map&currentTimeframe=0&selectedDistributions=life-expectancy-at

Found some interesting stats: - http://kff.org/other/state-indicator/life-expectancy/?activeTab=map&currentTimeframe=0&selectedDistributions=life-expectancy-at-birth-years http://kff.org/other/state-indicator/life-expectancy/?active... - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_life_expectancy https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_life_... TLDR; Coasts being always superior isn't really an accurate depiction. Hawaii (1), CA and Connecticut (tie for 3 and 4) definitely are coastal, but also rich. Minnesota (2) is definitely a surprise for me. NC, SC, and Georgia aren't rank that high and FL is marginally higher.

abvdasker 10y ago
It's shocking to me how closely related life expectancy seems to be with a state's political alignment based on those lists. I'd love to see the correlation coefficient of percent of conservative voters vs life expectancy. http://politicsthatwork.com/graphs/life-expectancy-by-state http://politicsthatwork.com/graphs/life-expectancy-by-state
- sologoub 10y ago
  What's also interesting, CA ranked one of the worst in uninsured in that same article http://politicsthatwork.com/graphs/uninsured-by-state http://politicsthatwork.com/graphs/uninsured-by-state
parennoob 10y ago
It's not that surprising when you look at this: http://stateofobesity.org/adult-obesity/ http://stateofobesity.org/adult-obesity/ A lot of states with the highest life expectancy are among the least obese states. That means there is something about the lifestyle there that promotes better health.