Why Rural Brits Outlive Rural Americans
“In some U.S. counties, life expectancy has even declined—dropping by 13 months since the early 1990s for women in rural Kentucky, according to a 2016 National Rural Health Association (NRHA) report. And rural Americans are also more likely to die from five leading causes—heart disease, cancer, unintentional injuries, chronic lower respiratory disease, and stroke—than those living in urban areas, a 2017 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study found.”