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The U.S. ranks 37th in World Health Organization ratings, just ahead of Slovenia
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06-05-2009, 04:30 PM
Jonathan
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Tristin_L
We are the only Western country that doesn't have universal healthcare.
With over 306 million citizens (and around 11 million illegals), the US is the third-largest country by population in the world.
To put that into perspective: the population of the US is more than the populations of France, Italy, San Marino, Andorra, Malta, Singapore, Spain, Oman, Austria, Norway, Portugal, Monaco, Greece, Iceland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Switzerland, and Belgium
combined
.
Take that into consideration when figuring up the logistics for universal health care in the US.
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Tristin_L
As a result we are the only western country that has a lower life expectancy than the French or other Western Europeans. Western Europeans in general love their cigarettes and fatty foods but live longer than Americans do.
As per that WHO list (which almost is a decade old, by the way), the average life expectancy in France is 73.1 years, while in the US it's 70.0 years. Only a 3.1 year difference - and considering that the US has four-and-a-half times more citizens than France does, that's pretty darn good.
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