Studies Map Who’s Likely to Die From What Across US

Researchers have known for some time that those who can afford better health care are generally healthier than people who can’t afford it.  By studying the death certificates from more than 3,000 U.S. counties from 1980 to 2014, they now know who is most likely to die from drug overdoses, who is most likely to die from diabetes or other chronic diseases, and where they live.  Dr. Christopher Murray and others at the University of Washington found a significant...

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