[unmole]

> good international life expectancy source; most seem to peg it at about 32-40

Which sources? The frequently cited 35 years figure is nonsense: https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2019/09/23/41471629/is-the-...

[graevy]

the article that you linked is trying to debug the US life expectancy claim. i specifically wrote "international". your own article cites a (quite thorough! better than i found on short notice) analysis in latin america estimating the number between 30-35 as its 772nd citation...