Long Life Expectancy In The States

There are many factors that might plausibly cause the average life expectancy to vary so much from state to state due to dietary risk factors, obesity, smoking, income (socioeconomic factors), environmental factors, and economic inequalities.
Arkansas is ranked at 46. Three of my factors were examined. The states with the longest life expectancy are the Northeastern/ western states and the states with the shortest life expectancy are mainly in the southern region. The northern/western states has a low obesity rate, compared to the southern states with the short life expectancy rate. The southern states that were listed as short life expectancy rates faced challenges with physical inactivity, smoking and obesity. The States with the longer life expectancy rates challenges was mainly excessive drinking and low snap enrollment. ( (Americas Health Rankings , 2017) When comparing these states, they all faced many challenges but they all were different. Some states higher strengths were other states challenges.
(2017). Retrieved from The United Health Foundation: www.americashealthrankings.org National Research Council (US) Panel on Understanding Divergent Trends in Longevity in High-Income Countries; Crimmins EM, Preston SH, Cohen B, editors. Explaining Divergent Levels of Longevity in High-Income Countries. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2011. 10, Conclusions. Available from: