When it comes to life expectancy, there are 10 Americas

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Interesting read..the article breaks down the various factors that account for the increasing disparity in life expectancy in America




  • Researchers at the University of Washington categorized Americans into ten different “countries” based on their life expectancy.
  • The disparity between the longest- and short-living “America” was roughly 20 years.
  • This gap was 12.6 years just two decades ago.

The researchers mostly hail from the Institute For Health Metrics and Evaluation, a leading public health research institution based at UW. They pored through numerous large datasets covering mortality between 2000 and 2021 and paired this information with detailed demographic data. Through this exhaustive analysis, they divided the country into ten Americas based on how long Americans can expect to live at birth.

  • America 1 comprises the roughly 21 million Asians and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islanders (NHPI) living in counties where the NHPI population was less than 30% of the total Asian and NHPI population in 2020. In 2021, they could expect to live 84 years at birth, compared to 83.1 years in 2000.
  • America 2 is made up of Latinos living outside of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas. Its population is about 46 million. In 2021, these Latinos’ life expectancy was 79.4 years, down slightly from 80.4 in 2000.
  • America 3 is essentially a catch-all group and includes the vast majority of white people as well as a sliver of Asians and American Indians who live in predominantly white counties. This group’s life expectancy was 77.2 years in 2021, essentially unchanged from 77.5 years in 2000.
  • America 4 is made up of low-income white inhabitants of non-metropolitan counties in Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. These roughly 300,000 Americans could expect to live 76.7 years at birth in 2021, down from 77.6 in 2000.
  • America 5 comprises the 16.5 million Latinos dwelling in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas. In 2021, they had a life expectancy of 76 years, a sizable decline from 77.8 years in 2000.
  • America 6 is inhabited by black Americans living outside of large, segregated metropolitan areas and not in the rural parts of the Deep South. They number about 32 million and could expect to live 72.3 years in 2021, compared to 72 years in 2000.
  • America 7 represents black Americans living in highly segregated, large metropolitan areas. Its population numbers a little over 10 million. People living here had a life expectancy of 71.5 years in 2021, up from 70.6 in 2000.
  • America 8 is made up of whites living in poor parts of Appalachia and the Lower Mississippi Valley. Its 10.3 million residents could expect to live 71.1 years in 2021, sharply down from 74.8 years in 2000.
  • America 9 comprises the 2.1 million black Americans living outside of big cities in low-income counties of the Lower Mississippi Valley or the Deep South. Their life expectancy was 68 years in 2021, versus 70.5 years in 2000.
  • America 10 represents American Indians and Alaska Natives inhabiting the Midwest or western states not bordering the Pacific Ocean. These 1.3 million people had a shockingly low life expectancy of 63.6 years in 2021, cratering from 72.3 years in 200.
 
It’s because everyone is fat and unhealthy.

Thanks GMO food and Big Pharma owned Food corporations that want everyone unhealthy.
Yeah..lifestyle has a lot to do with it--however, ultimately, you are in control of what goes into your body.
Sadly, most Americans suck at self-discipline.

Asians in US live to 84...Native Americans in the Central US---63~
 
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The death rate is 100%. Longevity is mainly genetic, but lifestyle can impact it. The food we eat, obesity, activity level, and sleep patterns.

I wonder if they included people who die due to extraordinary factors like car accidents, homicide, suicide, and infectious diseases.

I have already exceeded my life expectancy; I should be dead. And yet at 75, I manage to live a fairly active lifestyle and eat whatever the fuck I want, no exceptions.

Should we live like we will die tomorrow or like we will live forever? It's not always an easy answer.
 
The death rate is 100%. Longevity is mainly genetic, but lifestyle can impact it. The food we eat, obesity, activity level, and sleep patterns.

I wonder if they included people who die due to extraordinary factors like car accidents, homicide, suicide, and infectious diseases.

I have already exceeded my life expectancy; I should be dead. And yet at 75, I manage to live a fairly active lifestyle and eat whatever the fuck I want, no exceptions.

Should we live like we will die tomorrow or like we will live forever? It's not always an easy answer.
You can get away with a lot if you stay active, mentally as well as physically. Curiously life expectancy at 75 is only 78 while at age 85 it is 90.5 years, for men.
 
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It's next to impossible to find healthy nutritious food in most stores.
You are correct only in that "most" stores are convenience stores. OTOH supermarket's have lots of healthy foods including a growing market for organic foods.
 
UK 37th, USA 48th


The UK does better than the USA due to a much better healthcare system.

Edit : Told my girlfriend about this post and she said, "Of course it's less in the US cos of all the idiots with guns". She knows you guys well.

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Interesting read..the article breaks down the various factors that account for the increasing disparity in life expectancy in America




  • Researchers at the University of Washington categorized Americans into ten different “countries” based on their life expectancy.
  • The disparity between the longest- and short-living “America” was roughly 20 years.
  • This gap was 12.6 years just two decades ago.

The researchers mostly hail from the Institute For Health Metrics and Evaluation, a leading public health research institution based at UW. They pored through numerous large datasets covering mortality between 2000 and 2021 and paired this information with detailed demographic data. Through this exhaustive analysis, they divided the country into ten Americas based on how long Americans can expect to live at birth.

  • America 1 comprises the roughly 21 million Asians and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islanders (NHPI) living in counties where the NHPI population was less than 30% of the total Asian and NHPI population in 2020. In 2021, they could expect to live 84 years at birth, compared to 83.1 years in 2000.
  • America 2 is made up of Latinos living outside of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas. Its population is about 46 million. In 2021, these Latinos’ life expectancy was 79.4 years, down slightly from 80.4 in 2000.
  • America 3 is essentially a catch-all group and includes the vast majority of white people as well as a sliver of Asians and American Indians who live in predominantly white counties. This group’s life expectancy was 77.2 years in 2021, essentially unchanged from 77.5 years in 2000.
  • America 4 is made up of low-income white inhabitants of non-metropolitan counties in Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. These roughly 300,000 Americans could expect to live 76.7 years at birth in 2021, down from 77.6 in 2000.
  • America 5 comprises the 16.5 million Latinos dwelling in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas. In 2021, they had a life expectancy of 76 years, a sizable decline from 77.8 years in 2000.
  • America 6 is inhabited by black Americans living outside of large, segregated metropolitan areas and not in the rural parts of the Deep South. They number about 32 million and could expect to live 72.3 years in 2021, compared to 72 years in 2000.
  • America 7 represents black Americans living in highly segregated, large metropolitan areas. Its population numbers a little over 10 million. People living here had a life expectancy of 71.5 years in 2021, up from 70.6 in 2000.
  • America 8 is made up of whites living in poor parts of Appalachia and the Lower Mississippi Valley. Its 10.3 million residents could expect to live 71.1 years in 2021, sharply down from 74.8 years in 2000.
  • America 9 comprises the 2.1 million black Americans living outside of big cities in low-income counties of the Lower Mississippi Valley or the Deep South. Their life expectancy was 68 years in 2021, versus 70.5 years in 2000.
  • America 10 represents American Indians and Alaska Natives inhabiting the Midwest or western states not bordering the Pacific Ocean. These 1.3 million people had a shockingly low life expectancy of 63.6 years in 2021, cratering from 72.3 years in 200.

Interesting. Having a long life expectancy is never been something I have actually wanted or desired. When I was a young kid I didn't want to live much longer than 30. In my 20's I was aiming for something in the 40 ish range. now that I am in my 40's I am aiming for maybe mid 50's is the longest I really desire to live.

I have seen so many negatives with aging that I have no desire to live to a very old age.


Reasons I don't want to live too old:

Not enough income saved for retirement
I don't want to live through Dementia or Alzheimer's
I really have no desire to get dentures and lose all my teeth
I don't want to go through painful arthritis and back/ knee pain
I really don't look forward to going gray or completely bald
I have no desire to depend on a wheelchair or walker
I don't want to have to wear diapers due to shitting my pants
I have no desire to get cancer and shit blood all day long
I have no desire to go blind or near blind
I have no desire to go deaf or near deaf
Having intercourse with females becomes challenging at an old age since body parts need pills to continue functioning properly.

So no having a long life expectancy is never been something I wanted or looked forward to.
 
Interesting. Having a long life expectancy is never been something I have actually wanted or desired. When I was a young kid I didn't want to live much longer than 30. In my 20's I was aiming for something in the 40 ish range. now that I am in my 40's I am aiming for maybe mid 50's is the longest I really desire to live.

I have seen so many negatives with aging that I have no desire to live to a very old age.


Reasons I don't want to live too old:

Not enough income saved for retirement
I don't want to live through Dementia or Alzheimer's
I really have no desire to get dentures and lose all my teeth
I don't want to go through painful arthritis and back/ knee pain
I really don't look forward to going gray or completely bald
I have no desire to depend on a wheelchair or walker
I don't want to have to wear diapers due to shitting my pants
I have no desire to get cancer and shit blood all day long
I have no desire to go blind or near blind
I have no desire to go deaf or near deaf
Having intercourse with females becomes challenging at an old age since body parts need pills to continue functioning properly.

So no having a long life expectancy is never been something I wanted or looked forward to.
For sure ..getting old is not for the weak~
 
Interesting. Having a long life expectancy is never been something I have actually wanted or desired. When I was a young kid I didn't want to live much longer than 30. In my 20's I was aiming for something in the 40 ish range. now that I am in my 40's I am aiming for maybe mid 50's is the longest I really desire to live.

I have seen so many negatives with aging that I have no desire to live to a very old age.


Reasons I don't want to live too old:

Not enough income saved for retirement
I don't want to live through Dementia or Alzheimer's
I really have no desire to get dentures and lose all my teeth
I don't want to go through painful arthritis and back/ knee pain
I really don't look forward to going gray or completely bald
I have no desire to depend on a wheelchair or walker
I don't want to have to wear diapers due to shitting my pants
I have no desire to get cancer and shit blood all day long
I have no desire to go blind or near blind
I have no desire to go deaf or near deaf
Having intercourse with females becomes challenging at an old age since body parts need pills to continue functioning properly.

So no having a long life expectancy is never been something I wanted or looked forward to.
Senior years can be your 'golden years' if you care for your health. The healthier you are the more likely you will die quickly. The best thing about getting older is that your time is yours now. Kids are grown, money is in the bank, no more mountains to climb or dragons to slay. Life is good. :)

And you can probably afford dental work. I'm having a single transplant done now. Will cost me $4.000plus when done. Oral health is the key to health. Gotta take care of them choppers.
 
Interesting read..the article breaks down the various factors that account for the increasing disparity in life expectancy in America




  • Researchers at the University of Washington categorized Americans into ten different “countries” based on their life expectancy.
  • The disparity between the longest- and short-living “America” was roughly 20 years.
  • This gap was 12.6 years just two decades ago.

The researchers mostly hail from the Institute For Health Metrics and Evaluation, a leading public health research institution based at UW. They pored through numerous large datasets covering mortality between 2000 and 2021 and paired this information with detailed demographic data. Through this exhaustive analysis, they divided the country into ten Americas based on how long Americans can expect to live at birth.

  • America 1 comprises the roughly 21 million Asians and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islanders (NHPI) living in counties where the NHPI population was less than 30% of the total Asian and NHPI population in 2020. In 2021, they could expect to live 84 years at birth, compared to 83.1 years in 2000.
  • America 2 is made up of Latinos living outside of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas. Its population is about 46 million. In 2021, these Latinos’ life expectancy was 79.4 years, down slightly from 80.4 in 2000.
  • America 3 is essentially a catch-all group and includes the vast majority of white people as well as a sliver of Asians and American Indians who live in predominantly white counties. This group’s life expectancy was 77.2 years in 2021, essentially unchanged from 77.5 years in 2000.
  • America 4 is made up of low-income white inhabitants of non-metropolitan counties in Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. These roughly 300,000 Americans could expect to live 76.7 years at birth in 2021, down from 77.6 in 2000.
  • America 5 comprises the 16.5 million Latinos dwelling in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas. In 2021, they had a life expectancy of 76 years, a sizable decline from 77.8 years in 2000.
  • America 6 is inhabited by black Americans living outside of large, segregated metropolitan areas and not in the rural parts of the Deep South. They number about 32 million and could expect to live 72.3 years in 2021, compared to 72 years in 2000.
  • America 7 represents black Americans living in highly segregated, large metropolitan areas. Its population numbers a little over 10 million. People living here had a life expectancy of 71.5 years in 2021, up from 70.6 in 2000.
  • America 8 is made up of whites living in poor parts of Appalachia and the Lower Mississippi Valley. Its 10.3 million residents could expect to live 71.1 years in 2021, sharply down from 74.8 years in 2000.
  • America 9 comprises the 2.1 million black Americans living outside of big cities in low-income counties of the Lower Mississippi Valley or the Deep South. Their life expectancy was 68 years in 2021, versus 70.5 years in 2000.
  • America 10 represents American Indians and Alaska Natives inhabiting the Midwest or western states not bordering the Pacific Ocean. These 1.3 million people had a shockingly low life expectancy of 63.6 years in 2021, cratering from 72.3 years in 200.
I just blew up this study. I'm the guy below. I'm 84 and in pretty good health. Life expectancy increases to 9.5 for someone who is presently 84.

"Life expectancy for a lower middle class high school graduate from Wisconsin is about 77.7 years5. Finishing high school has a positive impact on life expectancy, improving it by 6.5 years4. However, premature death rates are higher for those with a high-school degree or less1."

I will soon be the longest living male in all of my extended family history. I had a distant cousin that also lived to 84. All the rest of the men of my relations died in their seventies or younger. Even most of the women passed in the seventies or younger. However, my mother and one of her sisters lived to 94.
 
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The death rate is 100%. Longevity is mainly genetic, but lifestyle can impact it. The food we eat, obesity, activity level, and sleep patterns.

I wonder if they included people who die due to extraordinary factors like car accidents, homicide, suicide, and infectious diseases.

I have already exceeded my life expectancy; I should be dead. And yet at 75, I manage to live a fairly active lifestyle and eat whatever the fuck I want, no exceptions.

Should we live like we will die tomorrow or like we will live forever? It's not always an easy answer.
It's 'mind over matter'. Matter being your body. Healthy and happy mind, healthy and happy body.
 
Yeah..lifestyle has a lot to do with it--however, ultimately, you are in control of what goes into your body.
Sadly, most Americans suck at self-discipline.

Asians in US live to 84...Native Americans in the Central US---63~
Americans eat too fast. Only predators swallow their food whole. Take a lesson from the cows, relax, chew your food properly.
 

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