7.17.2008

But I bet we have more pills


Despite spending $230m (£115m) an hour on healthcare, Americans live shorter lives than citizens of almost every other developed country. And while it has the second-highest income per head in the world, the United States ranks 42nd in terms of life expectancy.

[From Development: US fails to measure up on 'human index' | World news | The Guardian]


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