On the other hand life expectancy of richest people in US is on par with poorest in EU. (Poverty is still factor within those regions).

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sebmellen 6 days ago | parent | next [-]

This is simply not true, at least if you consider all of Europe.

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timeon 5 days ago | parent [-]

Not sure what "all of Europe" are you talking about when I was talking about EU.

	▲	sebmellen 5 days ago \| parent [-]
		Even if you average across the whole EU, this is not true. Western and Northern EU countries are the exception to the rule.

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inglor_cz 6 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I don't believe this, show me your stats. The poorest region is Bulgaria, with life expectancy of 75. Just looking at the American Congress (which isn't even composed of the richest people), few people there die at mere 75 years of age.

Also, here in the EU, life expectancy varies a lot. Interestingly, not-so-rich countries such as Italy and Spain win over richer Austria, Germany and Denmark by a year or so.

	▲	rwyinuse 5 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Diet is most likely a big factor. Despite being less rich, Italy and Spain have decent healthcare systems, and traditionally Mediterranean diets tend to include more vegetables and less saturated fats than cuisines in those Northern countries, and even poor people have access to those healthy options.
	▲	timeon 5 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		I was wrong about EU in general. It was about poorest in western Europe. https://www.brown.edu/news/2025-04-02/wealth-mortality-gap

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Aurornis 6 days ago | parent | prev [-]

...in one single cohort-based study that only looked at around 10K deaths between the United States and 16 European countries, not the EU or all of Europe.

Life expectancy in the EU varies a lot by country. Someone born in Sweden has a life expectancy over ten years longer than someone born in Latvia.

That one study feels like a paper that was engineered to make headlines and social media sound bites, not to be an accurate look at the entire population.

	▲	timeon 5 days ago \| parent [-]
		Do you think your comment has more value than one study?