We all hope to live long and healthy lives.
But a study by Stacker.com is reporting that life expectancy in parts of this area is lower compared to most of Mississippi.
The online publisher looked at county health data and found that the average person in Attala County lives about seven tenths of a year less than the average Mississippian and that puts the county in a tie for the 39th-lowest life expectancy in the state.
In Montgomery County, it’s 2.7 years less than the state average, ranking the county 15th. Stacker says Holmes County is tied for the sixth-lowest life expectancy, 5.3 years less than the average statewide.
And it says there are only two counties in Mississippi with a lower life expectancy than Neshoba County, where, according to Stacker, the average person doesn’t live to see their 67th birthday– 5.6 years less than the state average.
The counties with a lower life expectancy than Neshoba are Coahoma and Tunica.
Sandy
September 5, 2024 at 6:31 amWhat is the reason why the life expectancy is lower in these counties?
Steve
September 6, 2024 at 12:42 pmI am surprised that Leake County is not right up there at the top with all of the chicken house dust that we must breath when they leave those house doors open for days after a harvest.