JC just reminded me I had a couple more teed up to go.
Life expectancy isn't discriminating. It is rising across every ethnicity. The gain that Maori males and females have made is a real eye-catcher - all against a backdrop of colonisation, poverty and unemployment. Oh, have I got that right?
Figure H1.2 – Life expectancy at birth, by ethnic group and sex, 1950–1952 to 2012–2014
You have to decide what you are measuring here..
ReplyDeleteIs it better life outcomes from more restrained and wiser people or is it better life saving drugs given to a population now more willing to seek expert medical help?
The fact that obesity has dramatically increased in the last 30-40 years but fatal heart attacks and short life times have reduced indicates drugs may be the major factor.
JC