newsok.com: Oklahomans have a life expectancy 10 years less than those in the rest of the country, and a big factor for that is poor health choices, a House committee was told Thursday.
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Oklahoma’s life expectancy for women is 72, compared with 82 in other regions of the country, Figart said.
For men, Oklahomans’ life expectancy is 66, compared with 76 nationally.
Figart said the state might as well put up a sign that says, "Come to Oklahoma and die.”
Rep. Ann Coody, R-Lawton, chairman of the House Common Education Committee, called the statistics "absolutely horrifying.”
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