There are similar patterns elsewhere, so I would not call it surprising. Take England, for example. Despite being a relatively tiny country, some regions have s

There are similar patterns elsewhere, so I would not call it surprising. Take England, for example. Despite being a relatively tiny country, some regions have significantly higher life expectancy than others. In that case, it has been linked to infant mortality and health [1] [1] https://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/growing-divide-in-regional-health-inequalities-exposed/ https://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/growing-divide-in...