5 US Cities With the Shortest Life Expectancies

2. Mobile, AL 

Life Expectancy: 74.4  

Mobile, AL has a life expectancy of 74.4 years. Around 21.2% of the adults are reported to be in poor or fair general health. The teenage birth rate is also high at 27.7 per 1000 females aged 15-19. 12.7% of the total population is uninsured and the rate of hospital bed availability stands at 4.7 per 1000 people. The city has one of the highest cancer incidence rates in the US at 440.6 per 100,000 people. Around 36.4% of the total population is obese and around 13% suffer from diabetes. The smoking rate which is another main factor for shorter life expectancy in the city is also high at 21.4%