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Re:Life expectancy rise in rich countries slows down: took 3... by koyote on Wednesday October 16, 2024 @07:11AM (#41857760)
Those examples are mostly good ones, but:

> The US is a different world than most countries which tend to be geographically tight and culturally homogenous

I am not sure how much you know about Australia, but homogeneity and geographically tight is definitely not how you would describe it.

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Re:Life expectancy rise in rich countries slows down: took 3... by tightbookkeeper on Wednesday October 16, 2024 @11:49AM (#41860495)
Indeed. On the spectrum of health risks Australia is more like the US than France, but it’s far away. The most similar country is possibly Russia or Brazil.
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