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Life expectancy in U.S. States and Select Countries
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this post was submitted on 20 Feb 2026
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In broad strokes, the three biggest drivers for life expectancy are education, health care, and social safety nets (i.e. unemployment insurance, subsidized/free child care, housing support, UBI, etc). Of those, I think education is the most important because that will drive the rest to improve as well.