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Mean numbers are likely misleading here. I'd expect a massively different distribution of wealth between these two countries. The richest in SA probably have te
by darkerside 5y ago
Mean numbers are likely misleading here. I'd expect a massively different distribution of wealth between these two countries. The richest in SA probably have terrific health outcomes.
- inglor_cz 5y agoI have never been to Saudi Arabia, but my friends were, and according to them, SA is a pretty unhealthy country. Many people do not engage in any physical exercise at all, overeating is common, consumption of sweetened beverages very high, illicit drugs are way more common than they theoretically should be. Medical care isn't magic and cannot completely neutralize accumulated consequences of such bad lifestyle decisions.
- oli5679 5y agoYeah I think there is lots of nuance about individual datapoints. Does the overall distribution match your mental model? To me it's surprising there aren't at more high spending countries with significantly better outcomes measured by these metrics.
- oli5679 5y agoCan you think of a country with more equal health expenditure than Saudi Arabia that has much better health outcomes than countries with GDP per capita around $30k?