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Re:The United States has lower life expectancy than most sim... by lordgroff on Tuesday June 24, 2025 @11:59AM (#44367607)
So is Canada -- more so in fact -- and yet...
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Re:The United States has lower life expectancy than most sim... by invalidOrTaken on Tuesday June 24, 2025 @12:06PM (#44367695)
That's my point though: and yet what?
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Re:The United States has lower life expectancy than most sim... by lordgroff on Tuesday June 24, 2025 @12:34PM (#44368001)
It seemed to me that you were attributing the lower life expectancy due to US' diversity compared to many wealthy nations. My point was: Canada is similarly diverse and yet its life expectancy is higher.
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Re:The United States has lower life expectancy than most sim... by invalidOrTaken on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @04:45PM (#44448634)
No, I was saying the diversity of American society means that aggregate measures won't tell us much. If Canada is similarly diverse (that seems contested, but accepting it for argument's sake) then aggregate measures there also won't tell us much.
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Re:The United States has lower life expectancy than most sim... by lapcat on Tuesday June 24, 2025 @01:03PM (#44368353)
> So is Canada -- more so in fact

No, that's not a fact.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_United_Sta...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Canada?#Visibl...

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