These rural counties showed a significant decline in life expectancy for men from 1983 to 1999, based on a report by researchers at Harvard University:

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State	County	County Seat	Population in 2000	Life Expectancy in 1983	Life Expectancy in 1999
AR	Greene	Paragould	37,331	78.49	76.88
FL	Union	Lake Butler	13,442	77.06	74.90
LA	Caldwell	Columbia	10,560	77.68	76.36
LA	Richland	Rayville	20,981	77.68	76.36
TN	Mcnairy	Selmer	24,653	79.38	76.12
TX	Anderson	Palestine	55,109	77.82	76.20
TX	Walker	Huntsville	61,758	80.17	78.62

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Rural Counties With Lower Life Expectancy for Men, 1983-1999

by dyadmin, The Daily Yonder
April 28, 2008

<h1>Rural Counties With Lower Life Expectancy for Men, 1983-1999</h1>
<p class="byline">by dyadmin, The Daily Yonder <br />April 28, 2008</p>
 
<p>These rural counties showed a significant decline in life expectancy for men from 1983 to 1999, <a href="http://medicine.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&amp;doi=10.1371/journal.pmed.0050066" target="_blank">based on a report</a>  by researchers at Harvard University: &nbsp; </p>
</p>
<figure class="wp-block-table">
<table class="">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><b>State</b></p>
</td>
<td><b>County</b></p>
</td>
<td><b>County<br />   Seat</b></p>
</td>
<td><b>Population in 2000</b></p>
</td>
<td><b>Life Expectancy in 1983</b></p>
</td>
<td><b>Life Expectancy in 1999</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AR</p>
</td>
<td>Greene</p>
</td>
<td>Paragould</p>
</td>
<td>37,331</p>
</td>
<td>78.49</p>
</td>
<td>76.88</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>FL</p>
</td>
<td>Union</p>
</td>
<td>Lake Butler</p>
</td>
<td>13,442</p>
</td>
<td>77.06</p>
</td>
<td>74.90</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>LA</p>
</td>
<td>Caldwell</p>
</td>
<td>Columbia</p>
</td>
<td>10,560</p>
</td>
<td>77.68</p>
</td>
<td>76.36</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>LA</p>
</td>
<td>Richland</p>
</td>
<td>Rayville</p>
</td>
<td>20,981</p>
</td>
<td>77.68</p>
</td>
<td>76.36</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>TN</p>
</td>
<td>Mcnairy</p>
</td>
<td>Selmer</p>
</td>
<td>24,653</p>
</td>
<td>79.38</p>
</td>
<td>76.12</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>TX</p>
</td>
<td>Anderson</p>
</td>
<td>Palestine</p>
</td>
<td>55,109</p>
</td>
<td>77.82</p>
</td>
<td>76.20</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>TX</p>
</td>
<td>Walker</p>
</td>
<td>Huntsville</p>
</td>
<td>61,758</p>
</td>
<td>80.17</p>
</td>
<td>78.62</p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</figure>


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