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But the real killer is average life expectancy.
Check out the southern US states for that, especially Mississippi. It's soul crushing that people think that's okay.
And the rocket scientists over in the Mississippi legislature thought it was a good idea to turn down Medicaid expansion funds from the ACA. I honestly have a hard time figuring out how self destruction they let themselves be.
According to Wikipedia, 74.7. Hawaii is the highest with 81.6. That's fascinating, on average people in Mississippi are living 7 fewer years. That's a lot.