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Life 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.
by gnur 7y ago
Life 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.