re: Question to libs about prexisting conditions and high risk

quote:

---

Average life expectancy for wommen in the UK is 82.8 years, men is 79.1.

Average life expectancy for women in the US is 81.3 years, men is 78.6.

---

i bet if you took the top half of both societies, they would be normalized and the US may be ahead

while, if you took the bottom half of both, the UK would smash the US

LINK

quote:

---

How does low socioeconomic status compare?

Current smoking reduced life expectancy by 4.8 years

Diabetes reduced life expectancy by 3.9 years

Being inactive reduced life expectancy by 2.4 years

Low socioeconomic status reduced life expectancy by 2.1 years

High blood pressure reduced life expectancy by 1.6 years

Obesity reduced life expectancy by 0.7 years

High alcohol consumption reduced life expectancy by 0.5 years

---