America ranks number 30 in longevity!
Life Expectancy:
All of the expectations about how long we live on average are derived
from those that have gone before us. The US Census Bureau, the United Nations and many other organizations
collect and present the data ranked by country and within a country, it is further broken down by specific groups.
Life
expectancy is the number of years a person born today is expected to live. No surprise that in the US and
most western countries that number has been rising over the past century. Life expectancy is the US is
now 75 years for men, 80 for women. While the US has the best healthcare in the world, the US ranks 30th
in a CDC study and number 50 by the UN.
While
we have gains due to public health policy, disease control and the vast amounts of food produced, we may be topping off due
to high rates of obesity, heart disease and cancer.
Heart disease and cancer account for almost half of
all deaths in America. Obesity has risen 60% in adults and the number of obese children has tripled
in the past 30 years according to the CDC. Processed, packaged and fast foods that are a staple of American
life have taken their toll.
Obesity is the cause
of heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, diabetes, infertility, gall-bladder disease, osteoarthritis and many forms
of cancer. The total medical tab for illnesses related to obesity is $117 billion a year according to Time Magazine.
Just
under a third of the population smokes, which is a one-way ticket to lung disease. Alcohol consumption is still
the norm for most Americans. Studies in Blue Zones that moderate amounts of red wine may be beneficial,
but abuse shortens life expectancy dramatically.Top 50 Countries Ranked by Longevity:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_life_expectancy
