Americans have more cars per capita than other countries. We travel by car more, leading to more accident related deaths.
Also, certain communities have a higher rate of violent death - you know, like Amish communities. That also pushed the life expectancy rate down.
Finally, are infants counted in that life expectancy number? In European countries, premature births are not counted as viable lives, so they are not counted towards infant mortality. Not so in the U.S. How does this factor (if at all) into life expectancy?
Life expectancy is a bit of a bogus number when evaluating things like health care. Look more closely at things like cancer survival rates.
“Finally, are infants counted in that life expectancy number? In European countries, premature births are not counted as viable lives, so they are not counted towards infant mortality. Not so in the U.S. How does this factor (if at all) into life expectancy?”
Source?
“Finally, are infants counted in that life expectancy number? In European countries, premature births are not counted as viable lives, so they are not counted towards infant mortality. Not so in the U.S. How does this factor (if at all) into life expectancy?”
Source?