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by shuckles 1115 days ago
Someone dying a few years earlier than otherwise has a smaller impact on _life expectancy_ than someone dying young. Furthermore, the #1 cause is correlated with lifestyle factors which medical treatment has little control over.

You can see the breakdown of life expectancy reducing factors here, none of which are attributable to "limited specialized treatment": https://ourworldindata.org/us-life-expectancy-low