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pk10534 t1_izt0cdw wrote

Reply to comment by Zamaiel in Healthcare Spending and Life Expectancy, by Country by WashingtonPass

I think you missed the entire point of what I said, which is that life expectancy can be related to things not related to healthcare. The best doctor or hospital or insurance in the world can’t save you if an 18-wheeler hits you going 75mph. That’s more of an indictment on infrastructure and our choices related to cars and public transit than it does our healthcare model

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Zamaiel t1_iztno48 wrote

That is true, but not every factor affecting lifespan is created equal. My point is that violence and traffic deaths are just way, way to small to account for the differences we see here.

There has been a lot of research on this, particularly in the field of public health, and the major reason for the difference is in fact healthcare. Mortality amenable to healthcare, infant mortality, maternal mortality, under-5 etc.

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