This visualization was created as part of a larger collaborative analysis of life expectancy.
This interactive visualization shows the average change in life expectancy from 1985 - 2010 in each county.
- Both genders life expectancy increased
- Increase in males by 5.2 years, females had an increase of 3 years.
- Moving from the southwest to the northeast could add almost 2 years to your life.
- While both life expectancy and physical activity increased, obesity also increased nationwide.
- Don’t move to Oklahoma.
- Life Expectancy data was from 1985- 2010
- Invert colors to show red as areas of low growth and blue as areas of high growth.
- Color key with vaules.
- Smaller data point radius for great resolution when zooming into targeted areas
(http://www.healthdata.org/) (https://simplemaps.com/data/us-counties)
(https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1QjBsSOIbkLeH1M9UeD2AW_zI5XcNzgZ_HP-N9yrk7sI/edit?usp=sharing)