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To: combjelly who wrote (353420)	10/12/2007 4:28:15 AM
From: Joe NYC	Read Replies (1) of 1574091

cj, While there could be other factors at work, the obvious one is access to health care. Obvious? Or politically expedient? I think one of the reasons for higher life expectancy in some countries is the fact that their populations are more homogeneous. Is there any country on the list that has a large third world population, many illegal, many lacking language skill to even tell someone there is something wrong with them, lacking ability to seek and receive advice? Do any of the countries ranked higher have an illiterate home-grown population, raised out of wedlock by similarly illiterate mothers? If you look at any health statistics / problem, the problem is several-fold worse in ghettos. And problem with ghettos is not lack of access to health care (large percentage of residents have "free" Medicare / Medicaid. But by being illiterate, many ghetto residents lack basic skills to take care of themselves, seek advice on pre-natal care, care of young children etc. Do any of the countries ranking higher have higher rates of drug abuse? Numbers of drug addicted mothers giving birth to pre-mature babies? Joe

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