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Life expectancy in U.S. States and Select Countries (sh.itjust.works)

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[–] Omgpwnies@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago

In broad strokes, the three biggest drivers for life expectancy are education, health care, and social safety nets (i.e. unemployment insurance, subsidized/free child care, housing support, UBI, etc). Of those, I think education is the most important because that will drive the rest to improve as well.