Etes- Canadians healthier than Americans?

Dans le Pacifique Nord-Ouest, au moins, ils sont. That’s according to the February 2009 Scorecard Cascadia:

Colombie-Britannique mène le Pacifique Nord-Ouest in several critical long-term trends, y compris les humain la santé, energy effiiciency, et une croissance intelligente, a rapporté la Cascadia Scorecard, a regional progress report released today by Sightline Institute.

…British Columbia residents live an average of 81.6 ans, two years longer than residents of the Northwest states and topping all other North American states et les provinces. En fait,, if BC were an independent nation, il aurait second longest lifespan in the world, après le Japon, et être à égalité avec l'Islande.

The healthiest jurisdiction in British Columbia is the suburban city of Richmond, Colombie-Britannique, where lifespans exceed 84 ans.

Ce qui rend la Colombie-Britannique en si bonne santé? L' Rapport Cascadia goes on to say:

British Columbians’ success in leading long, healthy lives results not from one single cause, mais de nombreux. None of the province’s inhabitants goes without l'assurance maladie — unlike the 1 dans 7 residents of the Northwest states who do so each year.

Colombie-Britannique a également 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, mais le revenu et la fortune gaps between the rich and the poor are narrower. Partout dans le monde, an unequal economic structure tends to be associated with poor health.

Other factors, y compris les lower rates of severe obesity compared with the Northwest states, may also play a role.