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vs. Country: Who Is Healthier?
300/ovs 36%
Percentage of urban children who are
overweight versus rural children.
66%
Of all traffic fatalities in the US. occur on
rural roads.
250/0
percentage of the total U.S. population
that lives in rural areas. Rural areas have
only of the physicians.
vs.
Suicides per population for
urban versus rural dwellers.
2S0/ovs
Percentage Of 12th graders Who reported
drinking and driving in cities versus
country. Rural youth are more likely to
abuse alcohol and smoke cigarettes.
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vs.
Life expectancy in years, urban versus
rural.
Despite poorer air quality in cities, there
is no appreciable difference in asthma
rates between urban and rural areas.
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