While we profess to value life above all else, we now have a mega-horn telling us the truth.
We look good compared to Haiti . And we still look good compared to Russia , but at 5.4 we’re close to Uganda and a murderous league ahead of Canada , Germany , Japan or the United Kingdom . When it comes to homicide, our country is a good fit for the least-developed countries in the world.Russia was once considered one of the suicide capitals of the world. But they’re slowing down and we’re catching up. In 1990, the suicide rate for Russians aged 25 to 34 was 86.8 per 100,000.
By 2021, U.S. life expectancy was a bit higher at 76.1 years. But the comparable country average had risen to 82.4 years. Our peer group isn’t developed Europe. It’s countries like Croatia, Uruguay, Albania and Estonia.
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