U.S life expectancy by state

[alarmguy]

Is Medicaid a program for people who either did / do not work or who have no benefits coming to them from any former workplaces?

Well, a little bit. Not necessarily "no benefits" from a former workplace.

 

[alarmguy]

There is this strange strip of high cancer rates stretching from Maine to Mississippi. I guess some call it the cancer belt. I saw a article on it not long ago - very strange. https://www.businessinsider.com/map...le-the-darker-the-color-the-higher-the-rate-1

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Above is 2013 data ... but the problem with maps is what you are looking for.
Here is something more recent. From the CDC - Different from the map above. So many ways to look at data too. Site below also gives age adjusted... Im not sure what this map shows but it's from 2021 and there isnt a "belt" in this one.

Source - https://statecancerprofiles.cancer....d&sortVariableName=rate&sortOrder=asc#results

 

[Furious]

Not with all the broke da mouth, deep fried, gravy all ovah, double scoop mac salad plate lunches we have here.
I'll have those once in a while though, sub the mac salad for leafy greens though.

Sounds similar to the garbage plate up in Ny.

 

[BigCahuna]

I guess I got a few more years to go, before going casket shopping.,,,

 

[JeffKeryk]

Fast food is cheap because it's fast; no shopping, prep, etc.
Fast food is expensive because it's junk food. It will lill you. Anyone need a little extra salt? Mega calories you won't burn off? Ditto restaurants.

 

[wavinwayne]

Sadly, another chart where all Alabama can say is "at least we're not Mississippi".

 

[alarmguy]

I guess I got a few more years to go, before going casket shopping.,,,

Cremation is the new thing!

 

[Dave Hess]

Delaware is cancer central

Some areas of the country had tons of chemicals dumped into the ground.

Niagara Falls (Love Canal), NY is an absolute disgrace at what happened there.

 

[Zee09]

Some areas of the country had tons of chemicals dumped into the ground.

Niagara Falls (Love Canal), NY is an absolute disgrace at what happened there.

I mentioned Love Canal and nobody knew what I was talking about...

 

[Zee09]

Some areas of the country had tons of chemicals dumped into the ground.

Niagara Falls (Love Canal), NY is an absolute disgrace at what happened there.

Post in thread 'What are you eating right now?' https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/what-are-you-eating-right-now.335577/post-7359360

 

[Cujet]

1) SSA's tables, charts and published information is often biased. AND the viewer must look, is the chart a projection or based on real data (the average age at death)? Remember, the SSA requires forecasting for budgeting, and shows lower mortality rates (per year) than the CDC's demographic projections, and is far lower than reality.

2) The OP's life expectancy map is for MEN and WOMEN combined. We are mostly men. Men live about 6 fewer years than W in the USA.

3) It is useful to know the average age at death for a mature American man. Was 73 during covid, is now 74-75.

Data mined from the CDC, average age at death:
West Virginia (among the shortest lifespans)
68.1
74.2

Massachusetts
76.9
82.2

 

[JHZR2]

Interesting pattern with the highest life expectancy states.

Yeah, far better climate than most others. Not too hot, not too cold, four seasons, etc.

 

[K.Aoi]

The healthcare, education in MA is amazing along with access and benefits. The state really works well overall in many aspects and right people want to live and work there to support it all.

This is something that a lot of people refuse to believe for some reason. Life expectancy, average health, quality of life etc seem to follow some interesting patterns. Must just be a coincidence though because that wouldn't line up with the media's arguments these days.

 

[K.Aoi]

Not if you have a one-dollar menu and work two jobs.

These days not so much, fast food has gotten incredibly expensive and it's not really the value (surface level as it was) it used to be.

 

[Pew]

I was in Chicago a while back, there were people in the main part of the city, not a bad part of town, after covid, dancing in the streets with boom boxes, smoking weed and one of them was carrying a baseball bat on his shoulder.

A few bad apples spoil the bunch regardless what the stats say, they don't call it Chiraq for nothing.

That's not a common occurrence.

Per capita, Chicago/IL has a lot less violent crimes than a lot of other states/cities. The amount of car jackings though is through the roof.

 

[alarmguy]

Prayers for the people of Chicago is probably very appropriate.

There is not a single square inch of Chicago, where millions of innocent and good people live, work, travel--are not subject to being a victim of a very violent theft/ armed robbery at any given time. Not a square inch in the entire city.

How tragic to live in a US city, and no matter where you are in the city-- being highly exposed/ at risk to being a victim of a very violent theft/ armed robbery at any given time. People in Chicago deserve much better.

I asked a family member ... wife and young children who lives in a beautiful suburb of Chicago all about this, because of the media attention a couple months back. I see photos of their community, Tree lined streets, stately stone and brick homes.

I asked if they are concerned about crime, answer was "oh god no"
Can't remember the whole conversation, anyway, they have lived and raised in what you would consider nice safe upscale suburbs of the Northeast in the past so they have a reference point.

 

[GON]

I asked a family member ... wife and young children who lives in a beautiful suburb of Chicago all about this, because of the media attention a couple months back. I see photos of their community, Tree lined streets, stately stone and brick homes.

I asked if they are concerned about crime, answer was "oh god no"
Can't remember the whole conversation, anyway, they have lived and raised in what you would consider nice safe upscale suburbs of the Northeast in the past so they have a reference point.

Working on my master's (more than a few years ago), I studied the illicit drug trade (before fentanyl). One of the areas of concentrations was how drugs made it to the "nice upscale suburbs" of Chicago of all things. The drug of choice was heroin. The drug dealers had great success getting heroin into the "nice upscale suburbs". Heroin as you well know is brutally addictive.

After great success in getting heroin into "nice upscale suburbs" high schools, the students would steal from their well-off families to get money from heroin. Next these high school students would break into friends' homes to get heroin money. Next these teens from "nice upscale suburbs" would break into neighbors' homes and cars. Finally, many of these teens would die of an overdose. Yes, the criminal enterprises in Chicago are directly impacting the "nice upscale suburbs".

Deaths of teens from heroin overdoses have been a persistent problem in Chicago's suburbs, drawing significant media attention and concern over the years. Historically considered an urban issue, heroin use spread into middle-class suburban communities, with young people comprising a growing share of users and fatalities.
In the Chicago area, a FOX 32 Chicago data analysis found there have been over 140 overdose deaths in the last four years involving teens and pre-teens. And while the majority of those deaths have been older teens, there were at least two cases where a 12-year-old overdosed and died. Both happened in Cook County - one this year and last year.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-area-disturbing-surge-youth-drug-overdoses

https://www.teenlife.com/blog/heroin-epidemic-invades-suburbs/

 

[Pablo]

What the heck is with arson rates in OR?

 

[alarmguy]

Working on my master's (more than a few years ago), I studied the illicit drug trade (before fentanyl). One of the areas of concentrations was how drugs made it to the "nice upscale suburbs" of Chicago of all things. The drug of choice was heroin. The drug dealers had great success getting heroin into the "nice upscale suburbs". Heroin as you well know is brutally addictive.

After great success in getting heroin into "nice upscale suburbs" high schools, the students would steal from their well-off families to get money from heroin. Next these high school students would break into friends' homes to get heroin money. Next these teens from "nice upscale suburbs" would break into neighbors' homes and cars. Finally, many of these teens would die of an overdose. Yes, the criminal enterprises in Chicago are directly impacting the "nice upscale suburbs".

Deaths of teens from heroin overdoses have been a persistent problem in Chicago's suburbs, drawing significant media attention and concern over the years. Historically considered an urban issue, heroin use spread into middle-class suburban communities, with young people comprising a growing share of users and fatalities.
In the Chicago area, a FOX 32 Chicago data analysis found there have been over 140 overdose deaths in the last four years involving teens and pre-teens. And while the majority of those deaths have been older teens, there were at least two cases where a 12-year-old overdosed and died. Both happened in Cook County - one this year and last year.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-area-disturbing-surge-youth-drug-overdoses

https://www.teenlife.com/blog/heroin-epidemic-invades-suburbs/

I suggest you can find what you speak of in any city. Reporters creating news stories in order to create revenue and stay in business...
like this. Or in your studies focusing on one area in a nation with 350 million people. I was surprised to see young people overdosing at double the rate in Arizona, many dying too. I bet you too are surprised.
https://www.uclahealth.org/news/release/about-22-high-school-age-adolescents-died-each-week

"The researchers found that adolescent overdoses were occurring at double the national average in Arizona, Colorado and Washington State between 2020 and 2022. They identified 19 hotspot counties – that is, those with at least 20 overdose deaths and death rates higher than the national average, with Maricopa County in Arizona and Los Angeles County having the most fatal overdoses at 117 and 111, respectively, during this period.

The other 17 counties are Orange County, California (61 deaths), Cook County, Illinois (56), San Bernardino County, California (54), King County, Washington (52), Riverside County, California (41), San Diego County, California (36), Tarrant County, Texas (35), Clark County, Nevada (31), Kern County, California (30), Pima County, Arizona (29), Adams County, Colorado (25), Denver County, Colorado (24), Jackson County, Missouri (24), Santa Clara County, California (24), Bernalillo County, New Mexico (23), Davidson County, Tennessee (21), and Marion County, Indiana (21)."

You need statistical complete data from All major metropolitan areas compared. Any reporter form any city can produce the same story on any particular place in order to compare.

 

[GON]

I suggest you can find what you speak of in any city

No argument from me on that.

Data suggested the Chicago branches of the drug cartels had outstanding financial success addicting well off Chicago suburban teens on heroin. This resulted in the unnecessary deaths of countless teens, lifelong emotional pain for families, and uncountable misdemeanor and felony crimes in the "nice upscale suburbs" of Chicago.

Earlier today I read a story that senior uniformed Chicago Police Department leadership ordered Chicago police officers to not assist federal law enforcement officers who were under attack in Chicago yesterday. One of the unspoken rules of law enforcement is all agencies respond to "officers in trouble". I will stand by the statement that every single person living, working, or visiting Chicago is at risk to a being a victim of a violent crime in every square inch of Chicago, at any and all times.