kottke.org on Nostr: “Americans spend more years being unhealthy than people in any other country.” ...

“Americans spend more years being unhealthy than people in any other country.” Among high income countries, the US has the highest rates of adults with multiple chronic conditions, shortest life expectancy at birth, highest rate of avoidable deaths, etc. https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/12/americans-are-living-longer-but-most-of-the-extra-time-is-spent-being-sick/