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Fair enough. Nonetheless I don't think the point of the article is to compare the US to Europe but simply to reflect on the wide range that exists within the US

• adventured 8y ago
  You'd need to also do the exact same thing in Europe and look at what kind of spreads exist inside of Europe as well. Let's see the worst life expectancy areas of Russia for example. You're nearly dipping into the 50s for life expectancy in that case, and you're going to see a 30+ year gap from top to bottom across peak Europe vs the lowest areas. This has recently come to the fore with the Russian Government's move to push the retirement age so low that it nearly clips the average man off of it. "A stroll around the Zapadnoye Cemetery reveals how few Novgorod men actually make it to old age. It’s easy to find graves of young men who died in accidents, wars or gangster feuds—many with epitaphs such as “came to a tragic end.” For the rest, the typical age of death is around 62. Graves of men who lived beyond 70, however, are pretty hard to find." https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-08-27/putin-s-move-to-raise-the-retirement-age-is-angering-russians https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-08-27/putin-s-m...