5 US Cities With the Shortest Life Expectancies

1. Jackson, MS 

Life Expectancy: 74.4 

Jackson, MS tops the list for being one of the US cities with the shortest life expectancies at 74.4 years. In 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic, Mississippi had the greatest share of people living below the poverty line at 19.5%. Around 34.6% of the adults reported having no leisure-time physical activity and around 20.5% of people report to have poor or fair general health. The primary care doctor availability is very low in the city at 0.99 per 1000 people which is one of the main reasons for the lowest life expectancy in this city. The cancer incidence rate is also high at 465.6 per 100,000 people. In addition to that, around 38.6% of the population is obese while 11.1% suffer from diabetes.

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