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Re:Medical error is third biggest cause of death in the US, ... by Scoundreller on Wednesday May 04, 2016 @06:05PM (#11632302)
Average US life expectancy: 79

Average Cuban life expectancy: 78

High priced and highly available medical care doesn't always buy the outcomes one would expect.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_life_expe...

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Re:Medical error is third biggest cause of death in the US, ... by eru on Wednesday May 04, 2016 @06:46PM (#11632570)
Do the Cubans have as much American food? (Otherwise, it might not be a fair comparison.)
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Re:Medical error is third biggest cause of death in the US, ... by mapt on Thursday May 05, 2016 @08:45AM (#11635560)
You've picked a hell of a confounder there. Cuba's medical corps has been grown as if it were a civil defense project of a country on the brink. They have 2-3 times as many doctors as the rest of us per capita - but it's also a very poor country crippled by a lack of supplies and equipment, and doctors in Cuba often have second jobs where they get their actual income.

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/20...

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Re:Medical error is third biggest cause of death in the US, ... by Florin_Andrei on Wednesday May 04, 2016 @06:46PM (#11632573)
I was thinking more like 500 A.D. versus today.
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