A recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine investigates the relationship between wealth and mortality rates in the U.S. and Europe. With data from 73,838 participants aged 50-85, the study reveals that while greater wealth often correlates with lower mortality, geographical differences are profound. Notably, wealthy Americans do not have a longevity advantage over poorer Europeans, and the U.S. exhibits a significant mortality gap between the wealthiest and the poorest. The findings raise concerns about wealth inequality's broader implications on health and longevity.
There was no evidence of a difference in survival between the wealthiest participants in the United States and the poorest participants in northern and western Europe in each follow-up year.
The poorest participants in the United States appeared to have worse survival than all comparator groups, including the poorest quartile in all three European regions.
The United States had the widest gap in mortality between the bottom and top wealth quartiles.
Wealth inequality has implications beyond the economic and political concerns, affecting health outcomes and longevity significantly.
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