Hawaii has the highest life expectancy, Mississippi...

[Tennesseer]

Hawaii has the highest life expectancy, Mississippi has the lowest.

In a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics, Hawaii was found to have the highest life expectancy for residents at 80.9 years while Mississippi ranked the lowest at 74.4 years.

The report analyzes the life expectancy of all 50 states and the District of Columbia using data on age-specific death rates in 2019. The national average life expectancy was 78.8 years old. The CDC found in most cases, women experienced a longer life span than men in their state.

The lowest life expectancies were seen in the South, according to the report released Thursday.

Highest life expectancies
Hawaii: 80.9 years
California: 80.9 years
New York: 80.7 years
Minnesota: 80.4 years
Massachusetts: 80.4 years
Connecticut: 80.3 years
New Jersey: 80.1 years
Washington: 80 years
Colorado: 80 years
Vermont: 79.8 years

Lowest life expectancies
Mississippi: 74.4 years
West Virginia: 74.5 years
Alabama: 75.2 years
Kentucky: 75.5 years
Tennessee: 75.6 years
Arkansas: 75.7 years
Oklahoma: 75.7 years
Louisiana: 75.7 years
South Carolina: 76.8 years
Ohio: 76.9 years

Elizabeth Arias, the lead author of the new report, told NCB News although poverty levels weren't accounted for, states with low life expectancies also had high levels of poverty.

"When you look at the map of life expectancy, and if you were to look at a map of socioeconomic status – which includes poverty, education attainment – you would see that they would look very similar," said Arias.

Hawaii has the highest life expectancy, Mississippi has the lowest. Where does your state rank?

[billisonboard]

So a life expectancy of 78.6 years from birth includes everybody—those who pass away in their childhood or youth. And if you are reading this at age 40, 50, or 60, your life expectancy is already longer.

In a 2020 study, the American Academy of Actuaries, which compiles the statistics used by life insurance companies, found that a 21-year-old non-smoking male in average health could expect to live to age 76. A 60-year old non-smoking male in average health could expect to live to age 81. And for those men who have lived to age 84 already? Actuarial math projected they might live to age 91. And those that live until 92 were likely to reach 95, and so on.

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I wonder about the impact of the "Bubba hold my beer" factor on some state's number.

[pulmonarymd]

Seems to be a noticeable pattern here. I guess the price of freedom is 6.5 years

[tallguy]

Feb 10, 2022 23:04:30 GMT -5 pulmonarymd said:

Seems to be a noticeable pattern here. I guess the price of freedom is 6.5 years

I don't know.  I feel pretty free.  Are you sure it's not the price of stupidity?

[saveinla]

I have a slight quibble here - I see Hawaii and CA with the same numbers - why is CA not included in the headline 

[Tennesseer]

Feb 10, 2022 23:49:05 GMT -5 saveinla said:

I have a slight quibble here - I see Hawaii and CA with the same numbers - why is CA not included in the headline 

Nine less letters (plus one space) to type in the headline?

[pulmonarymd]

Feb 10, 2022 23:18:52 GMT -5 tallguy said:

Feb 10, 2022 23:04:30 GMT -5 pulmonarymd said:

Seems to be a noticeable pattern here. I guess the price of freedom is 6.5 years

I don't know.  I feel pretty free.  Are you sure it's not the price of stupidity?

You liberals do not understand freedom. Too busy being sheep. You are only free if you are free to die early from a preventable cause

[tallguy]

Feb 11, 2022 7:05:56 GMT -5 pulmonarymd said:

Feb 10, 2022 23:18:52 GMT -5 tallguy said:

I don't know.  I feel pretty free.  Are you sure it's not the price of stupidity?

You liberals do not understand freedom. Too busy being sheep. You are only free if you are free to die early from a preventable cause

Au contraire!  I fully agree that one has the right to die early from a preventable cause if they wish.  (I only hope that more who truly think that would avail themselves of that right though.)  But while that right is certainly part of "freedom", it is not the sine qua non without which freedom does not exist.  I still choose to define it as stupidity, and I am perfectly free (as well as much more correct) to do so.  Either way, however, the argument fails in that, while they have the "right" to die early if they wish, they do not have the right to take others with them.

So yes, I am in favor of having as many stupid people die as we can get.  The unfortunate consequence is that we would essentially be left with a one-party political system which is certainly not ideal.  It may be preferable at the moment, since one halfway intelligent party is better than one halfway intelligent and one batsh** crazy one, but I still hope for two rational ones.  I am getting older though, so hope is dimming.  

[Tiny]

Feb 10, 2022 23:18:52 GMT -5 tallguy said:

Feb 10, 2022 23:04:30 GMT -5 pulmonarymd said:

Seems to be a noticeable pattern here. I guess the price of freedom is 6.5 years

I don't know.  I feel pretty free.  Are you sure it's not the price of stupidity?

Are you suggesting that only 'stupid' people are poor and remain that way their entire life?
Are you suggesting that they are "free" to choose to NOT live in poverty? (which seems to imply that it might only take a few months or a year to get out of poverty after having lived in poverty from say birth thru 18 when they are more autonomous under American laws....)

"When you look at the map of life expectancy, and if you were to look at a map of socioeconomic status – which includes poverty, education attainment – you would see that they would look very similar," said Arias.

FWIW:  I do agree that there is some choice involved with one's living conditions - but I suspect that the choices necessary to get out of poverty are some of the most difficult ones a person can make - and may involve  not honoring duty and obligations to family, turning their backs on friends, and not honoring cultural (or religious) duty and obligations.    All the Values that we are told "come first" when being a good person.    

[Opti]

Feb 11, 2022 10:23:34 GMT -5 Tiny said:

Feb 10, 2022 23:18:52 GMT -5 tallguy said:

I don't know.  I feel pretty free.  Are you sure it's not the price of stupidity?

Are you suggesting that only 'stupid' people are poor and remain that way their entire life?
Are you suggesting that they are "free" to choose to NOT live in poverty? (which seems to imply that it might only take a few months or a year to get out of poverty after having lived in poverty from say birth thru 18 when they are more autonomous under American laws....)

"When you look at the map of life expectancy, and if you were to look at a map of socioeconomic status – which includes poverty, education attainment – you would see that they would look very similar," said Arias.

FWIW:  I do agree that there is some choice involved with one's living conditions - but I suspect that the choices necessary to get out of poverty are some of the most difficult ones a person can make - and may involve  not honoring duty and obligations to family, turning their backs on friends, and not honoring cultural (or religious) duty and obligations.    All the Values that we are told "come first" when being a good person.    

I agree. While it might be somewhat easier in a supportive state, conditions influence much. Especially cultural and similar social influences.

[tallguy]

Feb 11, 2022 10:23:34 GMT -5 Tiny said:

Feb 10, 2022 23:18:52 GMT -5 tallguy said:

I don't know.  I feel pretty free.  Are you sure it's not the price of stupidity?

Are you suggesting that only 'stupid' people are poor and remain that way their entire life?
Are you suggesting that they are "free" to choose to NOT live in poverty? (which seems to imply that it might only take a few months or a year to get out of poverty after having lived in poverty from say birth thru 18 when they are more autonomous under American laws....)

No, I was playing off the (what I thought) obvious comment about red states' predilection to choose their version of "freedom" over vaccination or other COVID precautions like masks.  That interpretation was verified by the quoted poster's followup response about "freedom to die early...."

Clearer?

[Tiny]

Feb 11, 2022 11:21:33 GMT -5 tallguy said:

Feb 11, 2022 10:23:34 GMT -5 Tiny said:

Are you suggesting that only 'stupid' people are poor and remain that way their entire life?
Are you suggesting that they are "free" to choose to NOT live in poverty? (which seems to imply that it might only take a few months or a year to get out of poverty after having lived in poverty from say birth thru 18 when they are more autonomous under American laws....)

No, I was playing off the (what I thought) obvious comment about red states' predilection to choose their version of "freedom" over vaccination or other COVID precautions like masks.  That interpretation was verified by the quoted poster's followup response about "freedom to die early...."

Clearer?

Ah!  I see now!   yes clearer!   This would not be the first time I missed the obvious.  

[tallguy]

Feb 11, 2022 12:12:21 GMT -5 Tiny said:

Feb 11, 2022 11:21:33 GMT -5 tallguy said:

No, I was playing off the (what I thought) obvious comment about red states' predilection to choose their version of "freedom" over vaccination or other COVID precautions like masks.  That interpretation was verified by the quoted poster's followup response about "freedom to die early...."

Clearer?

Ah!  I see now!   yes clearer!   This would not be the first time I missed the obvious.  

That's okay.  As long as you see it eventually. 

I really don't mind explaining things to help clarify for someone.  It is only when I explain the obvious and they still want to argue that I start to think less of them.  

[resolution]

The caveat being that this data is from 2019 death rates. NY and NJ got hit hard in the early stages of covid, and now the southern states are getting hit hard in the later stages, so these rankings may change somewhat depending on what time frames are used.

[happyhoix]

I live in the south and I’m very familiar with our predilection for fried foods and sweet tea.

Plus we tend to be languid/lazy, especially in the heat of summer, which pretty much forces everyone to take a nap in the middle of the day.

Not like the Yankees who have to keep moving so they don’t freeze to death. 😁

[Value Buy]

Feb 11, 2022 11:21:33 GMT -5 tallguy said:

Feb 11, 2022 10:23:34 GMT -5 Tiny said:

Are you suggesting that only 'stupid' people are poor and remain that way their entire life?
Are you suggesting that they are "free" to choose to NOT live in poverty? (which seems to imply that it might only take a few months or a year to get out of poverty after having lived in poverty from say birth thru 18 when they are more autonomous under American laws....)

No, I was playing off the (what I thought) obvious comment about red states' predilection to choose their version of "freedom" over vaccination or other COVID precautions like masks.  That interpretation was verified by the quoted poster's followup response about "freedom to die early...."

Clearer?

But, Texas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana did not make the bottom of the list.

[tallguy]

Feb 11, 2022 14:25:18 GMT -5 Value Buy said:

Feb 11, 2022 11:21:33 GMT -5 tallguy said:

No, I was playing off the (what I thought) obvious comment about red states' predilection to choose their version of "freedom" over vaccination or other COVID precautions like masks.  That interpretation was verified by the quoted poster's followup response about "freedom to die early...."

Clearer?

But, Texas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana did not make the bottom of the list.

No, they got crowded out by all the other red states.   

Three of those, by the way, are not really all that red any more.  Changing demographics in Texas show that it may turn blue before too long, which is terrifying for the GOP.  Florida is a battleground, and Georgia not only went for Biden but just elected two Democratic senators.  Indiana is still red, but there is only room for ten red states on the bottom-ten list.  There is also room for only ten blue states on the top-ten list.  Good to see that both lived up to, or down to, their reputations. 

[djAdvocate]

Feb 10, 2022 22:03:28 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

Hawaii has the highest life expectancy, Mississippi has the lowest.

In a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics, Hawaii was found to have the highest life expectancy for residents at 80.9 years while Mississippi ranked the lowest at 74.4 years.

The report analyzes the life expectancy of all 50 states and the District of Columbia using data on age-specific death rates in 2019. The national average life expectancy was 78.8 years old. The CDC found in most cases, women experienced a longer life span than men in their state.

The lowest life expectancies were seen in the South, according to the report released Thursday.

Highest life expectancies
Hawaii: 80.9 years
California: 80.9 years
New York: 80.7 years
Minnesota: 80.4 years
Massachusetts: 80.4 years
Connecticut: 80.3 years
New Jersey: 80.1 years
Washington: 80 years
Colorado: 80 years
Vermont: 79.8 years

Lowest life expectancies
Mississippi: 74.4 years
West Virginia: 74.5 years
Alabama: 75.2 years
Kentucky: 75.5 years
Tennessee: 75.6 years
Arkansas: 75.7 years
Oklahoma: 75.7 years
Louisiana: 75.7 years
South Carolina: 76.8 years
Ohio: 76.9 years

Elizabeth Arias, the lead author of the new report, told NCB News although poverty levels weren't accounted for, states with low life expectancies also had high levels of poverty.

"When you look at the map of life expectancy, and if you were to look at a map of socioeconomic status – which includes poverty, education attainment – you would see that they would look very similar," said Arias.

Hawaii has the highest life expectancy, Mississippi has the lowest. Where does your state rank?

it might be a good time to point out that the states in the best column are all midnight blue with the exception of Colorado and MN which is a dark purple.  

the worst column are crimson red with the exception of Ohio which is light purple.

could it be that the social safety net and life expectancy are related?

[bean29]

There is only 5.4 years separating the top ten and the bottom ten.  I don't think you should feel all superior if you are in the top 10.  My worst nightmare is to be old/broke/unhealthy.  I would rather die at the average (old age).

[pulmonarymd]

Feb 11, 2022 13:15:34 GMT -5 resolution said:

The caveat being that this data is from 2019 death rates. NY and NJ got hit hard in the early stages of covid, and now the southern states are getting hit hard in the later stages, so these rankings may change somewhat depending on what time frames are used.

The rankings may change some, but the relative rankings change very little. The 5 states at the bottom are consistently near the bottom in almost every conceivable health metric. The states at the top tend to be the same too. The only thing that may change with Covid is the magnitude of the difference. But a6 year gap from first to last is about what it usually is, although it is getting larger

[pulmonarymd]

Feb 11, 2022 15:57:48 GMT -5 bean29 said:

There is only 5.4 years separating the top ten and the bottom ten.  I don't think you should feel all superior if you are in the top 10.  My worst nightmare is to be old/broke/unhealthy.  I would rather die at the average (old age).

Rates of disability tracks life expectancy. So the states at the bottom are also sicker, have a higher rate of smoking, obesity, diabetes, etc. the old at the top is healthier than the old at the bottom.our life expectancy is 80+/- 10 years. Almost everybody has a period of disability/decline at the end. The idea is to push that to the end and compact it into a shorter period of time. The blue states do a better job of that as well

[djAdvocate]

Feb 11, 2022 15:57:48 GMT -5 bean29 said:

There is only 5.4 years separating the top ten and the bottom ten.  I don't think you should feel all superior if you are in the top 10.  My worst nightmare is to be old/broke/unhealthy.  I would rather die at the average (old age).

i am betting the last 5.2 years of the blue states is much higher QUALITY of life.

get what i am saying?

i might be totally wrong.  you might be right.  not part of the survey.  just guessing.

[Opti]

Feb 11, 2022 15:57:48 GMT -5 bean29 said:

There is only 5.4 years separating the top ten and the bottom ten.  I don't think you should feel all superior if you are in the top 10.  My worst nightmare is to be old/broke/unhealthy.  I would rather die at the average (old age).

Those 5.4 years are statistical average, and they still have aways to go cuz America; versus many countries doing better than us.

worldpopulationreview.com/countries/life-expectancy

Life expectancy at birth reflects the overall mortality level of a population. It is the average period that a person may expect to live.

Significant factors in life expectancy include gender, genetics, hygiene, diet and exercise, access to quality healthcare, lifestyle and culture, and crime rates. Studies indicate that longevity is based on two major factors: genetics and lifestyle choices. Given this, countries around the world have varying life expectancies.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the current global life expectancy in 2016 was 72.0 years, 74.2 years for females and 69.8 years for males. The life expectancies by region ranged from 61.2 years in the WHO African Region to 77.5 years in the WHO European Region. Between 2000 and 2016, the average life expectancy increased by 5.5 years. The WHO African Region saw its largest increase in life expectancy during that period of 10.3 years as a result of improvements in child survival and expanded access to antiretroviral treatment for HIV/AIDS.

Hong Kong has the highest life expectancy in the world. The average life expectancy for females in Hong Kong is 87.8 years and 82 for males.

Macau, a Special Administrative Region of China, has the third-highest life expectancy of 84.396 years. Males born in Macau can expect to live for about 81.3 and women can expect to live for about 87.2 years. Macau’s high life expectancy is contributed to its clean environment and air, great education, easy access to health care, and strong economy. (FYI, this is where the movie involving the 10 rings is alleged to have taken place.)