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Re:China overtakes U.S. for healthy lifespan: WHO data by drharby on Wednesday May 30, 2018 @08:11PM (#17192987)
Thats a pretty big assertion.

I'm almost tempted to say it is political advertising, but I'd sooner admit it is just emotional dialogue

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Re:China overtakes U.S. for healthy lifespan: WHO data by ardent_uno on Wednesday May 30, 2018 @08:15PM (#17193005)
It's almost certainly not due to healthcare coverage, but rather obesity and the recent spike in overdose deaths.
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Re:China overtakes U.S. for healthy lifespan: WHO data by refulgentis on Wednesday May 30, 2018 @08:23PM (#17193030)
Unfortunately, no. U.S. life expectancy has stalled O(10 years) while others steadily improve.

2013: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/report-us-life-expectancy-lowes... 2018: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https:/...

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Re:China overtakes U.S. for healthy lifespan: WHO data by dv_dt on Thursday May 31, 2018 @01:38AM (#17194205)
Life expectancy has also improved in this time frame in nations such as Germany where there also have been a slow drift upwards in obesity.
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