At least we’ve done better than Angola, an embattled West African country where the life expectancy – the worst on earth – is 39 (“dead” last out of 223 nations), but for those who still believe that Americans actually have the best “healthcare system to date” on earth, take a look at this “life expectancy” list (in order of rank) and tell me what’s missing: (estimates compiled in 2011)
Country (years)
1 Monaco 89.73
2 Macau 84.41
3 San Marino 83.01
4 Andorra 82.43
5 Japan 82.25
6 Guernsey 82.16
7 Singapore 82.14
8 Hong Kong 82.04
9 Australia 81.81
10 Italy 81.77
11 Canada 81.38
12 Jersey 81.38
13 France 81.19
14 Spain 81.17
15 Sweden 81.07
16 Switzerland 81.07
17 Israel 80.96
18 Iceland 80.90
19 Anguilla 80.87
20 Bermuda 80.71
21 Cayman Islands 80.68
22 Isle of Man 80.64
23 New Zealand 80.59
24 Liechtenstein 80.31
25 Norway 80.20
26 Ireland 80.19
27 Germany 80.07
28 Jordan 80.05
29 United Kingdom 80.05
30 Greece 79.92
31 St. Pierre & Miquelon 79.87
32 Austria 79.78
33 Faroe Islands 79.72
34 Malta 79.72
35 Netherlands 79.68
36 Luxembourg 79.61
37 Belgium 79.51
38 Virgin Islands 79.33
39 Finland 79.27
40 Turks & Caicos Islands 79.11
41 South Korea 79.05
42 Wallis & Futuna 78.98
43 Puerto Rico 78.92
44 European Union 78.82
45 Bosnia and Herzegovina 78.81
46 Saint Helena, Ascension, & Tristan da Cunha 78.76
47 Gibraltar 78.68
48 Denmark 78.63
49 Portugal 78.54
Yup, you don’t see the United States! We’re next with an average life expectancy of 78.37. The average for the entire world is 67.07 years. Think this list comes from a biased source? It might. It comes from the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency’s World Fact Book and measures life expectancy at birth.
I’m Peter Dekom, and don’t you just hate it when facts interfere with simple, self-serving slogans?
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