Even assuming that this data is flawless, I have a disdain for articles with such surface coverage of a topic. This article brings you so many questions about

Even assuming that this data is flawless, I have a disdain for articles with such surface coverage of a topic. This article brings you so many questions about the methodology used that it is hard to even begin to consider implications...ie: What defines healthy life vs non-healthy life? Are current and expected levels of pollution, drug/alcohol dependences, and depression being considered? Is this including some sort of happiness/satisfaction measure? Does this include premature births which could the skew the US numbers lower if China is not including them?