Rio Grande Valley (one of poor regions in US) has similar life expectancy as Northern Burbs of DFW while beating Dallas and Tarrant county. Need to take a deeper look at the data.
Could be access to medical facilities in Mexico border towns - that would be some fascinating data.
Hispanics live longer than white people, who live longer than black people (look at the Black Belt).
There is a glaring counterexample:
Atlanta, a prosperous majority black city, has very high life expectancy, but the surrounding rural areas in Georgia, majority white and poor, have low life expectancy.
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Rio Grande Valley (one of poor regions in US) has similar life expectancy as Northern Burbs of DFW while beating Dallas and Tarrant county. Need to take a deeper look at the data.
Could be access to medical facilities in Mexico border towns - that would be some fascinating data.
Looks like the data is pulled from here - https://ghdx.healthdata.org/about-ghdx/ghdx-records-explaine...
Hispanics live longer than white people, who live longer than black people (look at the Black Belt).
It's hard to simply blame economics when some very poor Hispanic regions outlive some wealthy black/white ones.
I'm not versed enough to know whether race itself plays any significant roles, or if it's more cultural, but it's certainly eye opening as a factor.
There is a glaring counterexample:
Atlanta, a prosperous majority black city, has very high life expectancy, but the surrounding rural areas in Georgia, majority white and poor, have low life expectancy.
Birmingham Alabama is another similar example.