Compared to the rest of the world, Americans should have long lives. The most sophisticated medical advances globally are usually made in the United States. America has highly-rated medical schools, and students from all over the world want to attend them. Some of the world\u2019s best university hospitals are also in the United States. (These mistakes are aging you too fast.)<\/p>\n
Additionally, the rate of smoking in the United States, a major source of death, has plunged. About 25% of Americans smoke. The figure is the same in Switzerland, and it is higher in Israel, Portugal, Spain, Germany and France. However, Americans rank near the top of the list based on obesity, another major source of serious illness and death.<\/p>\n
It turns out that the United States has one of the shortest life expectancies at birth among all OECD countries. The figure was 76.4 years in 2021. COVID-19 likely helped push the figure down again last year. The United States is nowhere near the nation with the longest life expectancy at birth, Japan, at 84.5 years.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t