It’s well known that there are great disparities in life expectancy around the world and within the US, but how many people know the numbers for their neighborhoods? Today I dug into the data for San Mateo County and found a big divide within just a few miles. In Atheton and Belmont, the current average age of death is 80 years. In East Palo Alto, it is 61.8. Here’s links to the data.
Wealth is of course one factor, but there are many others. Steve Jobs, who was amazingly wealthy, died at 56.
Life expectancy divide in San Mateo County