Why do the poor in Europe live more than the rich Americans?

Poor Europeans may expect to live at least Like rich Americans And in some cases, according to a new study. People’s health and long durability usually depend on their purchasing powerSince wealth helps to access the best education, cultural, jobs, food or medical care … and vice versa.

But according to a new study published that even the most poor people living in countries like the Netherlands and France are more life -long than wealthy Americans New England Journal of Medicine. In this analysis, nearly 74,000 American population and 16 European countries are aged 50 to 85 years. Following was carried out from 2010 to 2022.

Europeans were divided into three groups By the geological classification of questionable: North and West Europe (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland); Southern Europe (Italy, Portugal and Spain); And Eastern Europe (Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Poland and Slovenia).

In all groups, death rate in the United States 6,5 For 1,000 during the study period. This figure contradicts with rates 2,9 In North and Western Europe, 4,9 In Southern Europe and 5,8 In Eastern Europe.

Relationship between health and wealth

If not Clear contact between buying power and lifetimeThe The health gap between the rich and the poor The study found that it is more in the United States than any European country. Poor Americans have very low survival rates and usually die younger than their European colleagues.

But even the rich Americans are worse than many Europeans. According to the study, the rich Americans have rates of survival than all Europeans in Southern Europe and all Europeans in the North and West, Regardless of its wealth.

The survival rate of the rich Americans is parallel to the poorest of the North and Western Europe and is generally parallel to the Eastern Europeans. “The results are a difficult reminder that even the rich Americans are not safe from systematic problems that contribute to a reduction in life,” says Irene Panicolas, a health economist of health health Brown University (USA), it coordinated the study.

Brown scientists point out that even though Americans and Western Europeans usually have more money than their peers from elsewhere, the relationship between wealth and health is beyond the bank account. What is really important, they say, It is prosperous compared to a person’s fellow citizens. According to the study, The differences of wealth in the United States are greater than any other developed countryIn addition to the weak social structures and limited access to the health service.

This will help to explain why the difference in death among the rich and the poor Americans is greater and that the poor in the United States have lower survival rates than the European working class. “Not only a challenge for those who are very vulnerable to adjusting health results: even those who are found in the quarter of wealth are also affected,” says Sarah Machado, one of the authors and researchers of the Brown University study.

The role of social infrastructure

This study does not compare European countries to each other, but the best results for the poor in Europe’s north and west Reflect the strength of the social welfare programs they existStudy Martin McCeyProfessor of European Public Health and European Public Health Association (UPA) at Health and Tropical Medical School in London. McGey, who does not participate in the study, declares ‘Euroneus Health’, and the welfare state benefits everyone, including working class members.

In all countries, researchers took into account factors such as gender, civil status and education If the person lived in rural or urbanWhether he smokes or not, he suffered from serious health problems such as cancer or diabetes. This helped them to determine a live relationship between wealth and life expectancy over time. But there are other factors that are not measured, Like race or raceIt can affect.

In addition, they only divided the people into four groups, which may hide more serious results for the rich and the poor. “The real issue in Europe and the United States Number of people belonging to 1 or 2% of the richNot only 25%of the rich, but this expert says, that is, this study underestimates the size of the problem. The authors of the study believe that the US can see the other side of the Atlantic if all Americans want to increase the lifespan and well -being.