The average American has a life expectancy roughly equivalent to someone living in Albania. This is surprising because the GDP per capita in the USA is $54,541 compared to a per capita GDP of $5,075 in Albania. The average American is clearly a lot richer than the average Albanian but all this wealth doesn't buy a longer life. The conclusion must be that there is something very wrong with the American health system.
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The conclusion does not "have" to be the quality of the American health care system. As with many things, there are likely many contributing factors. Have you compared the two health care systems?
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