US Drops a Stunning 21 Spots in Global Life Expectancy Rankings to 64th Place(smithsonianmag.com)
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US Drops a Stunning 21 Spots in Global Life Expectancy Rankings to 64th Place
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/united-states-drops-21-places-global-life-expectancy-rankings-180970585/?no-ist
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Awful title. It's a projection that the US will drop that far in the future. It hasn't dropped that far as the clickbait implies.
I have to agree. I suggest we replace the title by a modified version of the by-line:
> By 2040, an average American’s lifespan is projected to rise from 78.7 to 79.8 years, an increase of just 1.1 years (lower than a projected average of 4.4 years for the world)
> By 2040, an average American’s lifespan is projected to rise from 78.7 to 79.8 years, an increase of just 1.1 years (lower than a projected average of 4.4 years for the world)
> The top determinants of average lifespan are so-called “lifestyle” diseases, according to AFP. These include high blood pressure, obesity, high blood sugar and alcohol and tobacco use.
Oddly, another article[∆] states that exercise is the top determinant in life expectancy.
"Being unfit on a treadmill or in an exercise stress test has a worse prognosis, as far as death, than being hypertensive, being diabetic or being a current smoker," Jaber told CNN. "We've never seen something as pronounced as this and as objective as this."
Should Americans revert to the highly aerobic work of manual farming?
[∆]https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18264436
Oddly, another article[∆] states that exercise is the top determinant in life expectancy.
"Being unfit on a treadmill or in an exercise stress test has a worse prognosis, as far as death, than being hypertensive, being diabetic or being a current smoker," Jaber told CNN. "We've never seen something as pronounced as this and as objective as this."
Should Americans revert to the highly aerobic work of manual farming?
[∆]https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18264436