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Compare the UK vs. US [0]: life expectancy is higher in the UK _and_ expenditure is lower. As much as people love to dunk on the NHS, population-level optimizat
by axg11 4y ago
Compare the UK vs. US [0]: life expectancy is higher in the UK _and_ expenditure is lower. As much as people love to dunk on the NHS, population-level optimization works.
[0] - https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/life-expectancy-vs-health-expenditure?country=GBR~USA~CAN~DEU https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/life-expectancy-vs-health...
- refurb 4y agoI’d be very cautious assuming 100% of life expectancy differences are due to healthcare system alone.
- nradov 4y agoThe UK has a lower obesity rate than the USA (although still relatively high compared to other developed countries).
- refurb 4y agoIndeed, not to mention traffic deaths, drug overdoses, differences in life span across ethnic groups, cancer rates, prenatal and post-natal care, etc. There are a million factors that go into life expectancy other than just the healthcare system.