Why is life expectancy in the US lower than in other rich countries? Posted on 2020/10/31 by Carl Robitaille Why is life expectancy in the US lower than in other rich countries? Americans spend far more on health than people in any other country in the world –– yet Americans die at a younger age than people in other rich countries.Why?→ https://t.co/vAZTitt4Yo pic.twitter.com/uBdNZ0Xztv— Our World in Data (@OurWorldInData) October 30, 2020