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If you live long enough you will most likely die from either heart disease, #2 killer, or cancer, the #1 killer. Accidental self inflicted injury is #3. We

If you live long enough you will most likely die from either heart disease, #2 killer, or cancer, the #1 killer. Accidental self inflicted injury is #3. We're not doing anything wrong. Quite the opposite. Since not even having a billion will allow you to cheat death, perhaps we shouldn't allow billionaires to cheat everyone else in life.

abraxas 2y ago
Certain other countries in that chart have longer average lifespans than the US, eg. Canada, Germany, Australia etc.
- akira2501 2y ago
  And fewer billionaires too, I bet.
- jedberg 2y ago
  Health outcomes in the US are bimodal -- the wealthy have the best health care in the world, and the longest lifespans. The poor basically have the equivalent of 3rd world care. That makes the average come out to less than other countries with universal healthcare. But it also explains why wealthy people are against universal care in the US -- because they believe their level of care will go down so that everyone else's can go up.
  - abraxas 2y ago
    Cancer _incidence_ is likely only loosely related to the healthcare system. Cancer _outcomes_ probably are but incidence is more related to lifestyle choices (active vs sedentary, smoking vs non-smoking etc)
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throwaway2037 2y ago
> Accidental self inflicted injury What does that mean?
- ks2048 2y ago
  "The leading causes of death for unintentional injury include: unintentional poisoning (e.g., drug overdoses), unintentional motor vehicle (m.v.) traffic, unintentional drowning, and unintentional falls." From the following page. This is talking about only ages 1-44, but probably the "accidental" category means the same. https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/animated-leading-causes.html https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/animated-leading-causes.h...
- akira2501 2y ago
  Typically? Falling off a ladder and cracking your head.

abraxas 2y ago

Certain other countries in that chart have longer average lifespans than the US, eg. Canada, Germany, Australia etc.

akira2501 2y ago
And fewer billionaires too, I bet.
jedberg 2y ago
Health outcomes in the US are bimodal -- the wealthy have the best health care in the world, and the longest lifespans. The poor basically have the equivalent of 3rd world care. That makes the average come out to less than other countries with universal healthcare. But it also explains why wealthy people are against universal care in the US -- because they believe their level of care will go down so that everyone else's can go up.
- abraxas 2y ago
  Cancer _incidence_ is likely only loosely related to the healthcare system. Cancer _outcomes_ probably are but incidence is more related to lifestyle choices (active vs sedentary, smoking vs non-smoking etc)
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throwaway2037 2y ago

> Accidental self inflicted injury What does that mean?

ks2048 2y ago
"The leading causes of death for unintentional injury include: unintentional poisoning (e.g., drug overdoses), unintentional motor vehicle (m.v.) traffic, unintentional drowning, and unintentional falls." From the following page. This is talking about only ages 1-44, but probably the "accidental" category means the same. https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/animated-leading-causes.html https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/animated-leading-causes.h...
akira2501 2y ago
Typically? Falling off a ladder and cracking your head.