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[–] balsoft@lemmy.ml 39 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

That's... Huge. Given they also are the world's factory, with all the health issues that come from that, it's an insane thing to pull off.

[–] HexadecimalSky@lemmy.world 54 points 2 weeks ago

China has been strengthening thier health and worker protection laws (Albiet still far from ideal) while the U.S.A. has been stripping it like a fashonita wesring yesterday's style. We're gonna see this gap between us and china grow.

[–] zealouscurmedgeon@lemmy.ml 21 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

We've also regressed a lot making it easier for China to close the gap. Our maternal and infant mortality rates were already terrible before gutting Roe v. Wade so those will continue to worsen. Colon cancer rates are spiking in millennials yet insurance companies won't cover earlier screenings. Republicans continue to allow Americans to be priced out of affordable healthcare and in fact are gutting services for disabled, low-income and elderly Americans under Project 2025.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Is it them pulling something off, or the rest of the world fucking up by getting fatter and lazier and eating worse?

[–] BygoneNeutrino@lemmy.world -3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

...it's only a 0.8 year difference. Obesity is pretty detrimental, so I assumed people in the United States would have a comparitively lower life expectancy. The fact that people in China only live this much longer indicates China has an unhealthier environment, poorer nutrition, or less effective healthcare.

It's a great trend, and I hope it gets better.

[–] anarchiddy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 weeks ago

I think it has more to do with their rapid urbanization

Prior to the 1950s, only 10% of China's population was considered urban. In the same period, the US's urbanized population was closer to 60%