CLEVELAND — A new study about life expectancy in Ohio shows some results you may not expect.
Researchers found a 23-year difference in life expectancy between neighborhoods that are less than two miles apart.
“Not everyone has an equal opportunity to live a long and healthy life, we can see that by the wide disparities in life expectancy throughout the state, and right here in Cuyahoga County,” said Kate Warren, a research associate at Community Solutions and a co-author of the report. “There is much more to health than health care. The conditions in your community influence how healthy you will be and how long you will live.”
The analysis determined the area with the lowest life expectancy in Cuyahoga County is “partially in the University Circle neighborhood and partially in the Buckeye-Woodhill neighborhood, where people can expect to live 65.4 years.”
Just a short distance away, the highest life expectancy in the county can be found in Shaker Heights at 88.6 years.
The areas with the overall lowest life expectancy in Ohio are in parts of Columbus and Dayton. The highest life expectancy is within the Stow area at 89.2 years old.
Read more about the analysis HERE.
“While access to quality health care and personal choices impact our health, looking at life expectancy by geography further illustrates that place and race matters when it comes to health outcomes,” said Warren.
