Jousting with the Lancet: Pajamas Media Interviews Professor Gilbert Burnham
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Rob S :
If you look at worldwide data on mortality vs. life expectancy, you will see a clear tendency for nations with higher mortality rates to have lower life expectancies, and vice versa.
That’s true, but it is also not quite the same issue as
the number of deaths per 1000 people can be higher for developed nations than in less-developed countries, despite standards of health being better in developed countries. This is because developed countries have relatively more older people, who are more likely to die in a given year, so that the overall mortality rate can be higher even if the mortality rate at any given age is lower.
Think about that for a moment, then run some numbers as I did here:
http://pajamasmedia.com/2006/10/joisting_with_the_lancet_the_p.php#c020615
