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I'm shocked that life expectancy is falling in the US - and infant mortality is crap, too

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McEdam · 13/08/2007 14:16

The US comes in at no. 42 in international league tables of life expectancy - because so many people don't have health insurance, apparently. Perhaps we should be thankful we have an NHS, however much we like to complain.

Also scary stats re infant mortality - US really not where it should be. I gather birth in the US is quite medicalised - perhaps this shows that Hospital Knows Best approach/high C-section rates are actually not safer at all?

US tumbles down life expectancy ratings

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Tech · 13/08/2007 16:16

Chocolatedot, you say - "the cost of the NHS to every man, woman and child would buy the very very best insurance available in the US."

If that's the case, how does America spend far more as a percentage of GDP on health than the UK does? And their GDP per head is higher to begin with, so spending per head is even higher than the % figures suggest. Where is the rest of that money going?

I wondered where you are getting your comparative figures from - genuinely interested. Cheers, Tech

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