US map of life expectancy by state

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[–]Jesus 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (4 children)

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[–]magnora7[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

I was thinking it might have to do with black people having a shorter lifespan. The maps match up: https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/united_states/1990census_black.jpg

But you might be right, it may be diet-related. It's probably a whole bunch of factors

[–]Tom_Bombadil 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Shorter lifespan because of economic Injustice.
Eating garbage food with zero healthcare or economic stability.

The economic situation is to this day so bad, that in recent year the avg life expectancy for white males has declined.
For the first time in Western history; absent of a war.

And it's definitely worse for the African American community. The ethnic/economic heat maps will definitely overlay 1:1.

[–]magnora7[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Interestingly though, Asian-Americans are expected to live a whole EIGHT years longer than American whites: https://www.kff.org/other/state-indicator/life-expectancy-by-re/?currentTimeframe=0&sortModel=%7B%22colId%22:%22Location%22,%22sort%22:%22asc%22%7D

[–]Tom_Bombadil 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

That's not altogether surprising. But the average +10% extra lifespan is higher than I would have guessed.

I can imagine at a couple of factors that affect this.

  • Closer knit social networks (also more insular communities)
  • An increased social expectation of elder care by their family (even to extended family)
  • Shorter average height (this is a longevity asset; tall people rarely live to see 90)
  • Most of my Asian friends and their families cook from scratch on a regular basis (Asian food (not american food they buy hotdogs, burgers, and buns etc. like everyone else)

I'm not sure about the extent of correlation vs. causality.