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Average life expectancy from birth as of 2023.
Australia - 83 years - 8th in the world, behind Japan, Switzerland, South Korea, Singapore, Spain, Cyprus and Italy.
USA - 78.5 years - 40th in the world, behind nearly every 1st-world country.
Obesity rates in USA 41%, Australia 32% so that probably evens out the life expectancy.
And that the wait to see a doctor is 5 times longer in the US than in Australia… and nevermind the exponential difference in cost per visitation.
Australia has about 5% more life expectancy than USA.
USA has about 30% higher obesity rates.
Obesity would be the cause the difference.
Also, USA has 24% higher rate of suicide, and the average age is well below life expectancy.
So, you’re arguing that faster access to significantly lower cost of healthcare over a lifetime has no effect on life expectancy, then?
probably health care does have very little effect.
lifespan also needs to be considered alongside health span
i would imagine many if not most americans live their last 10 years with a major health issue and the hospital system is "prolonging the agony"
good nutrition, good exercise , good interpersonal relationships and good community are vital to good health and are not to be found in the western system.
the japanese eat a much better diet and are not fat .....
Several diets are conducive to the maintenance of good health and to the prevention of cardiovascular disease, for example, the Mediterranean diet, the DASH diet (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension), the vegetarian diet, and the Japanese diet. We often refer to the Mediterranean Diet in these pages, because it is well established scientifically that this diet is particularly beneficial for cardiovascular health. Knowing that the Japanese have the highest life expectancy among the G7 countries, the special diet in Japan has also captured the attention of experts and an informed public in recent years.
Japanese life expectancy
Among the G7 countries, Japan has the highest life expectancy at birth according to 2016 OECD data, particularly for women. Japanese men have a slightly higher life expectancy (81.1 years) than that of Canadian men (80.9 years), while the life expectancy of Japanese women (87.1 years) is significantly higher (2.4 years) than that of Canadian women (84.7 years). The healthy life expectancy of the Japanese, 74.8 years, is also higher than in Canada (73.2 years).
The higher life expectancy of Japanese people is mainly due to fewer deaths from ischemic heart disease and cancers, particularly breast and prostate cancer. This low mortality is mainly attributable to a low rate of obesity, low consumption of red meat, and high consumption of fish and plant foods such as soybeans and tea. In Japan, the obesity rate is low (4.8% for men and 3.7% for women). By comparison, in Canada 24.6% of adult men and 26.2% of adult women were obese (BMI ≥ 30) in 2016. Obesity is an important risk factor for both ischemic heart disease and several types of cancers.