Americans are live longer , healthier lives—79.8 year on average — ranking 35th in the world in term of life anticipation from birth . But where you live in the United States has a drastic encroachment on how far over or under the average your personal timeline will be . This illuminating map by the non - profitMeasure of Americashows how long you ’ve likely got , and what nation it ’s most similar to .
Hawaiians top the longevity list with an fair age of 81.3 years — equal to Barbados but still lagging far behind Japan ’s norm of 84 old age — while Mississippi is dead last with a paltry mediocre historic period of just 75 age , which is Syria - level expectancy .
There are a myriad of factors that affect one ’s life — from environment , to diet , to healthcare access , to income , to demographic , and these human body only represent a general movement for each state . Still , it ’s interesting to see that even as America sees itself as the world ’s hegemonic powerfulness can not fit the clean life habit of many European and Asian country . [ The Atlantic ]
Image : Olga Khazan / measureofamerica.org
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