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Originally Posted by JWBear

Again... What does the relative population totals have to do with the average life expectancy? If the average is, say, 75 - it would still be the average regardless if the population was 300 or 300,000,000.

Yes, but how much of the worlds population is contained within the borders of the 8 most populous nations?

I guess what I am saying is there are far more people on this Earth that have a lower life expectancy than who have a greater one. A US citizen will find his or herself in the top 10 - 15 %....regardless how many "nations" have a higher life expect.

You could take the 200 longest living individuals on Earth and delcare each one a nation and then proclaim that the US is a lowly 230th.....still doesn't change the fact that most people would prefer to have medical care in the US than in their home country.