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The relatively short US life expectancy at birth is mostly due to drug related and violent early deaths. Those middle aged US-Americans that are browsing the web for longevity drugs can expect to live as long as similar demographics in Europe and elsewhere, even without the drugs.

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I’m sure diet also plays a role. I want a tool where I can ask “if an American man is not obese, doesn’t smoke/do drugs/drink alcohol, and is not predisposed to violent early death, what is the average lifespan for people with his characteristics?”

Would this be any different than “if a British man is not obese…” or “if a German man is not obese…”

I don’t think the interest in living longer is unique to Americans or something.

Totally agreed, “American” is interchangeable here

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