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> The usual explanation is it is more dangerous to live in America e.g. homicides are much spread than in Europe

Not enough to have a significant effect on life expectancy.

> This isn't a question of socialised vs privatised system as all health systems in Europe have a mix of both. (England is a big outlier here).

You mean the UK, not England, and there is a lot of private medicine here, and the NHS outsources a lot to the private sector (including almost all GP services).

It is different in terms of funding and organisation from other developed countries.



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