well this is depressing

[mickeym]

Life expectancy in U.S. trails top nations

In 2007, life expectancies for men ranged from a high of about 81 years (in Fairfax County, Virginia.) to a low of about 66 years in Holmes County. The trends are especially concerning for women.

Since 1997, women's life expectancy has slipped or failed to rise in more than 850 counties (compared to just 84 counties for men), including 82% of the counties in Oklahoma, 66% in Tennessee, and 59% in Kentucky. In Mississippi, there are five counties where the life expectancy for women is on par with nations such as Honduras, El Salvador, and Peru.

I find it really distressing that we (the US) has one of, if not the, most expensive health care systems in the world... and our life expectancy is falling off the charts.

In other news, it's been storming here for the last three hours, and TNT is showing Night Shifter.

Comments

[mickeym.livejournal.com]

I know my life expectancy isn't great, and it's largely my fault -- but it's definitely not being helped by family history, location and so on.

*hugs you*

[maerhysetc.livejournal.com]

After working pretty much every floor of several hospitals, I don't think much of anything comes down to fault anymore especially when medical types carry a double standard when it comes to "risky behavior" — no one blames rock climbers and cyclists when they end of in the trauma unit, you know?

*hugs you back*