[Pophealth] Health Olympics for 2022

[Stephen Bezruchka]

Greetings,


I've been tracking the ranking of countries by life expectancy for twenty-five plus years using the same data source, Table 1 of the United Nations Human Development Report.


The one issued last week (available at https://report.hdr.undp.org/  ) using their figures

keeps the U.S. at #44 where it was the previous year.  If the Arias, E., K. D. Kochanek, J. Xu and B. Tejada-Vera (2023). "Provisional Life Expectancy Estimates for 2022." National Vital Statistcs System:  Vital Statistics Rapid Release(31) number from the CDC is used (77.5) it would put the U.S. at 57th which is a considerable decline.


This is shameful for the richest and most powerful nation in world history that spends close to half of the world's healthcare bill.


Stephen


Stephen Bezruchka MD, MPH
Departments of Health Systems and Population Health & of Global Health
School of Public Health
Box 357660
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington 98195-7660




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