In 13 counties across the U.S., Americans can now expect to die younger than their parents did. And the eight counties with the largest declines in life expectancy since 1980 are all in the state of Kentucky.

 

Counties with percentage decrease in life expectancy

 

Owsley County, Kentucky (-3 percent)

Lee County, Kentucky (-2 percent)

Leslie County, Kentucky (-1.9 percent)

Breathitt County, Kentucky (-1.4 percent)

Clay County, Kentucky (-1.3 percent)

Powell County, Kentucky (-1.1 percent)

Estill County, Kentucky (-1 percent)

Perry County, Kentucky (-0.8 percent)

 

JAMA Study on Life Expectancy Declines in Kentucky - The Atlantic

The government offers job coaching, welfare, etc., but all of these come with stipulations that may be counterproductive in the long run. Are there agencies that offer "life coaching"...listening to each individual, discuss their goals and needs, and help to coach and facilitate how they may meet their needs and their goals...as opposed to deciding how and what people should be doing with their lives?

"Kentucky has one of the highest rates of death from drug overdoses, with about 30 deaths per 100,000 people." - From the article. Guess it's time to move, never wanted to live around a bunch of addicts and meth heads.

 

In 13 counties across the U.S., Americans can now expect to die younger than their parents did. And the eight counties with the largest declines in life expectancy since 1980 are all in the state of Kentucky.

 

Counties with percentage decrease in life expectancy

 

Owsley County, Kentucky (-3 percent)

Lee County, Kentucky (-2 percent)

Leslie County, Kentucky (-1.9 percent)

Breathitt County, Kentucky (-1.4 percent)

Clay County, Kentucky (-1.3 percent)

Powell County, Kentucky (-1.1 percent)

Estill County, Kentucky (-1 percent)

Perry County, Kentucky (-0.8 percent)

 

JAMA Study on Life Expectancy Declines in Kentucky - The Atlantic

 

Makes you wonder if it's something in the EKY water.

Makes you wonder if it's something in the EKY water.

 

opioids...

My home county usually makes most of these type lists, and is at the top of this one. We're always in the top 10 of poorest in the economical categories, too. I wish that could change but since the war on poverty movements of decades ago it seems to have stayed about the same, and as far as the drug problems it is worse.

"Kentucky has one of the highest rates of death from drug overdoses, with about 30 deaths per 100,000 people." - From the article. Guess it's time to move, never wanted to live around a bunch of addicts and meth heads.

 

 

Hate to say it, but that was my first guess for the explanation for the decline.