Why does Canada rank 19 in life expectancy while we rank 48?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So glad I have Canadian citizenship!

A you live here where there are worse health outcomes or do you just swoop in to take pot shots from across the border (probably Ontario).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Racial differences.

Actually, I did some research and the main reasons cited are:

1. Universal Healthcare System
- Canada’s single-payer healthcare system (Medicare) provides universal coverage, ensuring access to preventive care—leads to earlier detection and management of conditions like heart disease or diabetes.
2. Lower Rates of Chronic Diseases
- Canadians have lower rates of obesity (29% vs. 42% in the U.S.) and related conditions like diabetes and heart disease, which are major drivers of premature death.
3. Social Safety Nets and Inequality
- Canada has stronger social safety nets, including parental leave, childcare support, and poverty reduction programs. Also lower infant mortality rates.
4. Gun Violence and Safety
- The U.S. has significantly higher rates of gun-related deaths (14.7 per 100,000 vs. Canada’s 2.1).

This is all true, but I think that another factor is that Canadians are nicer. They have a default to kindness that isn’t present in US society, and that builds a sense of social connection that is not nearly so strong in the US.

I’m only speaking as a visitor to Canada, but my experience of the kindness - from the lack of litter on the roadside to the relative courtesy of drivers to one another to the basic friendliness exhibited person to person - convinced me that it’s just a happier place to live. Not without social ills by any means - but tempered by a general atmosphere of social concern that seems lacking in the USA where I’ve lived my whole life.

Have you been to Phoenix, Arizona? Nicest people ever and I’m saying that as someone from a friendly Midwestern city, which is a bastion of Democrats (or flyover country to DCUM).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Because the GOP is the party of death and has done everything it can to undermine healthcare, health insurance, maternity care, women's health and so on.

Anti-vaxx doesn't help either.

This.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Racial differences.

Actually, I did some research and the main reasons cited are:

1. Universal Healthcare System
- Canada’s single-payer healthcare system (Medicare) provides universal coverage, ensuring access to preventive care—leads to earlier detection and management of conditions like heart disease or diabetes.
2. Lower Rates of Chronic Diseases
- Canadians have lower rates of obesity (29% vs. 42% in the U.S.) and related conditions like diabetes and heart disease, which are major drivers of premature death.
3. Social Safety Nets and Inequality
- Canada has stronger social safety nets, including parental leave, childcare support, and poverty reduction programs. Also lower infant mortality rates.
4. Gun Violence and Safety
- The U.S. has significantly higher rates of gun-related deaths (14.7 per 100,000 vs. Canada’s 2.1).

This is all true, but I think that another factor is that Canadians are nicer. They have a default to kindness that isn’t present in US society, and that builds a sense of social connection that is not nearly so strong in the US.

I’m only speaking as a visitor to Canada, but my experience of the kindness - from the lack of litter on the roadside to the relative courtesy of drivers to one another to the basic friendliness exhibited person to person - convinced me that it’s just a happier place to live. Not without social ills by any means - but tempered by a general atmosphere of social concern that seems lacking in the USA where I’ve lived my whole life.

Have you been to Phoenix, Arizona? Nicest people ever and I’m saying that as someone from a friendly Midwestern city, which is a bastion of Democrats (or flyover country to DCUM).

Heck just get out of DC. Head toward the great lakes. You'll find nicer people (and less crime).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Racial differences.

Actually, I did some research and the main reasons cited are:

1. Universal Healthcare System
- Canada’s single-payer healthcare system (Medicare) provides universal coverage, ensuring access to preventive care—leads to earlier detection and management of conditions like heart disease or diabetes.
2. Lower Rates of Chronic Diseases
- Canadians have lower rates of obesity (29% vs. 42% in the U.S.) and related conditions like diabetes and heart disease, which are major drivers of premature death.
3. Social Safety Nets and Inequality
- Canada has stronger social safety nets, including parental leave, childcare support, and poverty reduction programs. Also lower infant mortality rates.
4. Gun Violence and Safety
- The U.S. has significantly higher rates of gun-related deaths (14.7 per 100,000 vs. Canada’s 2.1).

This is all true, but I think that another factor is that Canadians are nicer. They have a default to kindness that isn’t present in US society, and that builds a sense of social connection that is not nearly so strong in the US.

I’m only speaking as a visitor to Canada, but my experience of the kindness - from the lack of litter on the roadside to the relative courtesy of drivers to one another to the basic friendliness exhibited person to person - convinced me that it’s just a happier place to live. Not without social ills by any means - but tempered by a general atmosphere of social concern that seems lacking in the USA where I’ve lived my whole life.

Have you been to Phoenix, Arizona? Nicest people ever and I’m saying that as someone from a friendly Midwestern city, which is a bastion of Democrats (or flyover country to DCUM).

Bwahahahaha! I grew up there, and I very strongly disagree. A lot of hateful racist people live in Phoenix - but maybe that's why you liked it so much?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Racial differences.

Actually, I did some research and the main reasons cited are:

1. Universal Healthcare System
- Canada’s single-payer healthcare system (Medicare) provides universal coverage, ensuring access to preventive care—leads to earlier detection and management of conditions like heart disease or diabetes.
2. Lower Rates of Chronic Diseases
- Canadians have lower rates of obesity (29% vs. 42% in the U.S.) and related conditions like diabetes and heart disease, which are major drivers of premature death.
3. Social Safety Nets and Inequality
- Canada has stronger social safety nets, including parental leave, childcare support, and poverty reduction programs. Also lower infant mortality rates.
4. Gun Violence and Safety
- The U.S. has significantly higher rates of gun-related deaths (14.7 per 100,000 vs. Canada’s 2.1).

This is all true, but I think that another factor is that Canadians are nicer. They have a default to kindness that isn’t present in US society, and that builds a sense of social connection that is not nearly so strong in the US.

I’m only speaking as a visitor to Canada, but my experience of the kindness - from the lack of litter on the roadside to the relative courtesy of drivers to one another to the basic friendliness exhibited person to person - convinced me that it’s just a happier place to live. Not without social ills by any means - but tempered by a general atmosphere of social concern that seems lacking in the USA where I’ve lived my whole life.

You’ve obviously never worked with Canadians. They use their niceness as a weapon. They are not pleasant to work with.