States with the highest life expectancy were mostly in the Northeast and West states while states with the lowest life expectancy were Southern states.
The fact that there can be such large differences in life expectancy within one country, thats what I find most interesting, Dr. Elizabeth Arias, director of U.S. Life Tables at NCHS and first author of the study, told ABC News.
Rounding out the top five were California, New York, Minnesota and Massachusetts, respectively. California had the highest life expectancy for males in 2019 at 78.4 years.
I started to think about the reasons why. One, of course, is the weather and lifestyle, particularly no harsh winters. And second, most of the residents are Asian, Polynesian, or SE Asian in ethnicity. Third, the diet, which is a bit incongruous, considering the amount of carbs in a typical Hawaiian
meal (whatever that is).So, maybe we should move here, live a little longer, and enjoy the island lifestyle?
Hawaii: 80.9 yearsCalifornia: 80.9 yearsNew York: 80.7 yearsMinnesota: 80.4 yearsMassachusetts: 80.4 yearsConnecticut: 80.3 yearsNew Jersey: 80.1 yearsWashington: 80 yearsColorado: 80 yearsVermont: 79.8 years
Mississippi: 74.4 yearsWest Virginia: 74.5 yearsAlabama: 75.2 yearsKentucky: 75.5 years<li antialiased; 18px; 28px; margin:
10px 0px;>Tennessee: 75.6 yearsArkansas: 75.7 yearsOklahoma: 75.7 yearsLouisiana: 75.7 yearsSouth Carolina: 76.8 yearsOhio: 76.9 years
