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The market will for sure solve this (slrpnk.net)
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

https://ourworldindata.org/us-life-expectancy-low

The life expectancy in the US is also dragged down by other factors. The US is a huge outlier in several other aspects:

  • Higher death rates from smoking, obesity, homicides, opioid overdoses, suicides, road accidents, and infant deaths, compared to other countries.
  • Additionally, deeper poverty, economic inequality.

It could just be that the US has way more vices per capita than other countries.