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cgh asked, why is our life expectancy lower than other OECD countries? Here are some reasons:
1) We count premature babies as live births where other OECD countries don't.
2) We have more deaths by car crash than most countries, and those mostly affect people aged 16-25.
3) We a higher rate of violent crime, affecting the same 16-25 year old demographic.
4) We import a lot of poor people who have lower life expectancies.
Jul 22, 2009, 10:00:15 PM
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