Bottom Of The Barrel

80 in Hawaii

Dr. Christopher Murray of the Harvard School of Public Health put together a study of longevity in Americans including where they live, race and income. Here are the top and bottom 5 by life span:

Top 5:
1. Hawaii: 80.0
2. Minnesota: 78.8
3. Utah: 78.7
4. Connecticut: 78.7
5. Massachusetts: 78.4

[I guess we're not doing too bad here in Mass.]

Bottom 5:
47: Louisiana: 75.1
48: South Carolina: 74.8
49: Alabama: 74.4
50: Mississippi: 73.6
51: Washing DC: 72.0

Check out the AP's interactive US map



Note: Not sure why the AP didn't match the state rankings to the expected life span exactly.

posted by TheWino @ 10:29 AM