I mean both of these points are moot. China's life expectancy boosts are just the effect of coming out of poverty. Meanwhile plenty of European countries have

I mean both of these points are moot. China's life expectancy boosts are just the effect of coming out of poverty. Meanwhile plenty of European countries have seen declines in life expectancy in recent years: Austria and Finland: Largest declines (-0.4 years each). Estonia and the Netherlands: -0.2 years. Germany, Italy, and Latvia: -0.1 years