Есть Canadians healthier than Americans?

Ð’ Тихоокеанском Северо-Западе, по крайней мере,, они. That’s according to the February 2009 Cascadia Scorecard:

Британская Колумбия ведет Тихоокеанский Северо-запад in several critical long-term trends, В том числе человек здоровья, energy effiiciency, и гармоничного роста, сообщает Cascadia Scorecard, a regional progress report released today by Sightline институт.

…British Columbia residents live an average of 81.6 лет, two years longer than residents of the Northwest states and topping all other North American states и провинций. На самом деле, if BC were an independent nation, она будет иметь second longest lifespan in the world, после Японии, и быть привязаны с Исландией.

The healthiest jurisdiction in British Columbia is the suburban city of Ричмонд, До н.э., where lifespans exceed 84 лет.

Что делает Британской Колумбии настолько здоровым? The Отчет Cascadia goes on to say:

British Columbians’ success in leading long, healthy lives results not from one single cause, но от многих. None of the province’s inhabitants goes without health insurance — unlike the 1 в 7 residents of the Northwest states who do so each year.

До н.э. также имеет lower rates of violent deaths: fewer homicides and also fewer fatal car crashes, the latter largely due to compact communities that allow residents to drive less.

Even economics may play a role. On average, residents of the province aren’t as wealthy as their American counterparts, но доход и богатство gaps between the rich and the poor are narrower. Во всем мире, an unequal economic structure tends to be associated with poor health.

Other factors, В том числе lower rates of severe obesity compared with the Northwest states, may also play a role.