How did this happen? According to this AP article there are 41 other countries whose people live on average longer than American. How can this be if we have the best healthcare in the world and spend on average more than other countries? Key word is lifestyle.

“Something’s wrong here when one of the richest countries in the world, the one that spends the most on health care, is not able to keep up with other countries,” said Dr. Christopher Murray, head of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington.

Key factors according to the article are obesity; racial disparities; and infant mortality rates.