The Rich Live Longer Everywhere. For The Poor, Geography Matters

NEIL IRWIN and QUOCTRUNG BUI, The New York Times

11 April, 2016

For poor Americans, the place they call home can be a matter of life or death.

The poor in some cities — big ones like New York and Los Angeles, and also quite a few smaller ones like Birmingham, Ala. — live nearly as long as their middle-class neighbors or have seen rising life expectancy in the 21st century. But in some other parts of the country, adults with the lowest incomes die on average as young as people in much poorer nations like Rwanda, and their life spans are getting shorter.

In those differences, documented in sweeping new research, lies an optimistic message: The right mix of steps to improve habits and public health could help people live longer, regardless of how much money they make.

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The Rich Live Longer Everywhere. For The Poor, Geography Matters