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Worth pointing out that that the average age in Italy is 46 vs 37 in China. Given that old age is well known to increase mortality and morbidity, we should ex
by anonuser123456 7y ago
Worth pointing out that that the average age in Italy is 46 vs 37 in China. Given that old age is well known to increase mortality and morbidity, we should expect worse outcomes in Italy.
- gnur 7y agoLife expectancy between Italy and China differs by about 7 years in Italy's favor, so I guess it's not that big of a difference.
- kid_atticus 7y agoTrue, but the age distribution skews older in Italy. Italy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Italypop.svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Italypop.svg China: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Population_pyramid_of_China_2016.png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Population_pyramid_of_Chi...
- klmadfejno 7y agoThe fact that Italy has an older population but a longer life expectancy does not mean the risk of disease to the elderly is any less for Italians. That observation would only make sense if life expectancy were # of years from right now, rather than # of years at death.