• Hapankaali@lemmy.world
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    20 hours ago

    The world overall is extremely peaceful by historical standards, and the same goes for Africa. There are some ongoing wars and conflicts and above-average levels of violent crime, but for the most part lower life expectancy is due to lacking health care and substandard nutrition.

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      9 hours ago

      I’m sure public health measures also, although you may be considering that as part of healthcare.

      How does it affect US life expectancy as we

      • take millions off healthcare
      • close more rural hospitals
      • cut back on vaccinations
      • cut back on pollution enforcement
      • cut back on basic rights for employees (like water breaks for farm workers)

      Developing world, here we come