Life Expectancy Can Vary By 20 Years Depending On Where You Live
Geographic inequality in lifespan is growing in the United States, with people in some counties living more than 20 years longer than those in others.
There's more grim news about inequality in America.
New research documents significant disparities in the lifespans of Americans depending on where they live. And those gaps appear to be widening, according to the research.
"It's dramatic," says Christopher Murray, who heads the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington. He helped conduct the analysis, published Tuesday in .
