SEATTLE, Wash. — You may not live forever but you can live for a long time in Washington.
The Seattle Times quotes Senior Living Magazine that finds Washington residents have the eighth highest longevity in the nation,
Washington residents live an average of 80.2 years, according to the study.
While we have lower rates of heart disease and cancer, suicides and alcohol-related liver disease bring our life expectancy down a bit.
Hawaii has the nation’s longest life expectancy at 81.3 years while Mississippi’s 74.7 years is the lowest.