The most recent map from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) shows how much the life expectancy ranges in Denver depending on which party of the city you're living in.
On average, the life expectancy across the city is 79.7 years, close to the statewide life expectancy of 80.5 years.
However, the life expectancy in specific areas can range greatly which was highlighted in a recent story by The Denverite.
The lowest life expectancy is 72.8 years old in Globeville and the highest is 85.9 years old in Hilltop.
These numbers are based on the most recently available CDPHE map which was released in 2018.
Throughout the US people's life expectancy has decreased since 2015 due to drug overdoses and suicides.
With the COVID-19 pandemic, the CDC released a report showing the average life expectancy in the US dropped by a year in the first half of 2020 from 78.8 years to 77.8 years.
As for the variations of life expectancy in Denver, Metropolitan State University of Denver professor Amy Dore told the Denverite it has to do with genetics, resources, and inequality.
“I would look at it as the resources people have to make those choices,” Dore said. “We are looking at education. We are looking at where they live, we are looking at what they have available even where they live. So things like infrastructure, we’re looking at built environments, and having the safe spaces that you feel you can participate in life, like we all dream of doing.”
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