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Probably helpful to realize that the lifespan is determined more than just one metric, such as healthcare. Cultural differences between different regions likel
by cdeonier 14y ago
Probably helpful to realize that the lifespan is determined more than just one metric, such as healthcare. Cultural differences between different regions likely plays a significant effect. For instance, my guess is diet leading to obesity helps to drag down life expectancy in the regions where the life expectancy is lower:
http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/animated_map_slides/map26.jpg http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/animated_map_slides/map26.jp...
- yummyfajitas 14y agoNot just cultural differences. Things like car accidents and murders also play a disproportionate role. If nation A has 60 people living to 79, and nation B has 59 people living to 80 and 1 person being murdered at 20, A and B have the same mean life expectancy (of 79). Though I suppose you could call things like murders and road safety "cultural".
- jonmc12 14y agoExactly, this is likely the most meaningful statistical correlation. Here is a map by county: http://www.americanobesity.org/obesityInAmerica.htm http://www.americanobesity.org/obesityInAmerica.htm Obesity has been found to take 10yrs off lifespan. Also, smoking: http://labs.slate.com/articles/cigarette-map/ http://labs.slate.com/articles/cigarette-map/ (click tab to see by county).