if you guessed that the United States would be the only nation to fall short of the predicted life expectancy, you win a prize! - ThreadSky

bubbaprog.lol • 52 days ago

if you guessed that the United States would be the only nation to fall short of the predicted life expectancy, you win a prize!

Reposted from Timothy Burke

More predictions about 2025, these from 1998

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tallswiftness.bsky.social•52 days ago

That prize has a deductible though

volcanicsand.bsky.social•52 days ago

I would *not* have guessed Nigeria with the lowest life expectancy

45xiatai.bsky.social•50 days ago

The latest figures from the CDC, for onlookers to check: "In 2023, life expectancy at age 65 for the total population was 19.5 years, an increase of 0.6 year from 2022."
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db521.htm#section_1

bubbaprog.lol•50 days ago

that's not relevant to what's above

45xiatai.bsky.social•50 days ago

The link to the document was so that folks could check the latest data in case they didn't believe you, while the quoted part with focus on older people responds to some posts today (not yours, particularly) about Trump's life expectancy.

julieshields.bsky.social•52 days ago

Anyone think this has anything to do with our poor healthcare system? The worst in the developed world. Deeply regret this was not made an issue in the election. Now we have someone with the "concepts of a plan" coming in, who clearly doesn't care.

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2023/jan/us-health-care-global-perspective-2022

cactusjackpine.bsky.social•52 days ago

It's coming in two weeks.

slder78.bsky.social•52 days ago

Reiterating that the means exist to halt new infections of HIV and Hep B. The only issue is the will to distribute those medications/vaccines and the ability for the public to accept it

ralk7.bsky.social•51 days ago

I wonder if part of America’s poor showing is our high rate of senior suicides and the open bigotry against old people & aging.

US longevity dropped by 2 years after COVID appeared, because anti-vaxxers & anti-maskers didn’t care about old people dying.

babyjesuscries4us.bsky.social•51 days ago

It's obviously our crappy, spotty healthcare system.
That CAUSES senior suicide AND premature death.

pmoehringer.bsky.social•52 days ago

Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and West Virginia:

unravelingpolitics.bsky.social•52 days ago

Is that prize and early death?

dirtylegion.bsky.social•52 days ago

Glad too see you here on Bluesky.

cactusjackpine.bsky.social•52 days ago

Science making pretty accurate predictions again nothing could have predicted Sleazy Donald.

stephencsmith.bsky.social•52 days ago

What about at the state level? How many states met this prediction?

thegodofcities.bsky.social•52 days ago

"Let them eat cake." ~ Marie Antoinette
"Let them eat static." ~ Khan
"You let them eat?" ~ Republicans

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