In the united states, people in rural areas have a longer life expectancy than those in urban areas. true

Urban areas have a lower life expectancy than those in the rural areas because they:

1)      have more likely a higher rate of crime and violence in its neighbourhood,

2)      have the presence of poverty-stricken population that possibly carry contagious diseases,

3)      have a heavier weight of stress and burden upon them.

People living in urban areas may lack proper health services when they’re from a lower economic status.

Urban growth invariably feeds increased commercialization and industrialization. it requires continually expanding land areas. when urbanization rates are high, and countries do not have the institutional and managerial capacities or economic wherewithal to manage such rapid growths, they exert intense pressure on the types and nature of the resulting settlements. they contribute to the development of overcrowded slums and shanty towns without adequate essential services and necessary infrastructure.-by asit k. biswas and cecilia tortajada