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Richest Americans are like the poorest Europeans

2025-04-02 23:52:30.808637+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

Brown University: Even the richest Americans face shorter lifespans than their European counterparts, study finds

"The findings are a stark reminder that even the wealthiest Americans are not shielded from the systemic issues in the U.S. contributing to lower life expectancy, such as economic inequality or risk factors like stress, diet or environmental hazards,” said Papanicolas, who directs the School of Public Health’s Center for Health System Sustainability.

New England Journal of Medicine: Association between Wealth and Mortality in the United States and Europe

NBC News: Not even wealth is saving Americans from dying at rates seen among some of the poorest Europeans

“It’s really concerning because, to me, what it’s saying is that the set of stressors that are harming the health of Americans is very widespread, to the point where even being wealthy or rich, you’re not going to be able to escape them,” said Dr. Atheendar Venkataramani, an associate professor of health policy at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, who reviewed the study but wasn’t involved in it.

NPR: The richest Americans live about as long as the poorest Europeans, study saysM.a<

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