This is technically true, but I believe that it misses the point. Death is the rest state. Which is why much more energy is spent in keeping people alive, rath

This is technically true, but I believe that it misses the point. Death is the rest state. Which is why much more energy is spent in keeping people alive, rather than merely preventing death. That is, if you want to extend your life, you need to not look so much at the causes of death, as at the prerequisites for life. Getting food is more important than preventing murder. The same is true with poverty. You can try to prevent war and corruption, but you won't eliminate poverty just by eliminating the impoverishing factors. You need to actually create wealth.