A baby born today to parents in Wolfe County can expect to live eight years less than a baby born in Fayette County.
The reason is that while Campton and Lexington are just an hour apart, they differ significantly in ways that have an impact on health and how long people live, such as education levels, poverty level, opportunities to be physically active and access to health care, according to a researcher who mapped life expectancy in the state.
The research showed variations in life expectancy from county to county across Kentucky. Places where people can expect to live the fewest years are clustered in Eastern Kentucky, however.
Many places in the region were relatively poor even before the economy was battered by a sharp decline in coal jobs the last four years, and the prevalence of health problems such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes has long been among the worst in the nation.
All the counties where data showed the lowest life expectancy are in Eastern Kentucky. The life expectancy at birth in Perry, Breathitt and Wolfe counties is 70 years, with Floyd, Harlan and Owsley at 71.For the full article click here
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