Quality of Life

Broken in the USA, Economics, Education, International, Perspectives

Quality of Life

Life expectancy is one measure of value, but the more important factor would be what is the expected quality of life term? What good is it to expect to live to be 90 when the last 15 years are in pain & misery or incapacitated? I have failed to find this information on the all-knowing Internet, but the following are some factors to consider by country.

 Rank Country Life Expectancy (Years) Male Life Expectancy Female Life Expectancy
1 Monaco 89.4 85.6 93.1
2 Japan 84.3 81.1 87.1
3 Singapore 84.1 81.6 86.4
4 Macau 84 81 87
5 San Marino 83.9 81.4 86.3
6 Iceland 83.3 81.2 85.2
7 Hong Kong 83.2 80.3 86.1
8 Andorra 83 80.8 85.1
9 Switzerland 82.9 80.5 85.1
10 South Korea 82.8 79.7 85.6
11 Spain 82.6 79.5 85.4
12 Australia 82.5 80.2 84.6
13 Italy 82.4 79.8 84.8
14 Israel 82.3 80.1 84.3
15 Sweden 82.2 80.3 83.9
16 Luxembourg 82.1 79.7 84.4
17 Norway 82 80.1 83.8
18 New Zealand 82 80 84
18 Malta 81.9 79.8 83.9
19 France 81.8 78.9 84.5
20 Finland 81.7 78.7 84.4
USA 48th

  Country/Region Stability Rights Health Safety Climate Costs Popularity Total rank

-15% -20% -15% 10% -15% – 15% – 10% 100% 1 Australia 96 88 97 91 29 82 82 81 2 Switzerland 92 100 94 100 50 45 86 81 3 San Marino 92 85 100 99 70 53 59 80 4 Luxembourg 93 100 87 98 43 36 94 78 5 Macao * 90 69 98 99 55 75 63 78 6 Hong Kong * 88 80 100 100 65 58 51 78 7 Sweden 87 98 86 92 32 55 87 77 8 Norway 89 99 90 94 28 46 93 76 9 New Zealand   93 100 84 99 50 27 79 76 10 Malta 84 64 93 99 82 33 93 76 11 Austria 83 88 96 99 45 45 78 76 12 Germany 84 93 94 97 39 47 76 75 13 UAE 86 65 79 90 55 74 92 75 14 Japan 87 88 92 99 60 35 65 75 15 Netherlands 84 98 84 98 38 39 89 75 16 Finland 82 100 85 99 31 44 86 75 17 Ireland 91 95 85 100 20 45 91 74 18 Portugal 76 74 88 99 77 43 67 74 19 Denmark 88 100 84 99 31 34 83 74 20 South Korea 86 78 91 92 63 43 65 74                  

USA 38th  

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Combined rank Best
Lower is better
6 (1+5=6) 1 Macao 6
(3+5)=8 2 San Moreno 8
(2+9=11) 3 Switzerland 11
13 (1+12=13) 4 Australia 13
13 (6+7=13) 5 Hong Kong 13 16(2+14=16) 6 Japan 16 20(4+16) 7 Luxembourg 20 22 (7+15=22) 8 Sweden 22 25 (8+17=25) 9 Norway 25 27 (9+18) 10 New Zealand 27 28 (10+18=28) 11 Malta 28 (20+10=30) 12 South Korea 30 36 (16+20=36) 13 Finland 36









ETs

Just for Fun

ETs, what if they are here? 

Approximately 56% of Americans believe in UFOs, but only about 45% believe that aliens have visited Earth. This indicates a significant portion of the population holds a belief in extraterrestrial life, although the exact percentage of people who specifically believe in aliens visiting is not clearly stated in the available data. What you may not know is that almost 1% claim that they have been abducted, many by very credible persons with substantial evidence.

I’m not an advocate of “beliefs,” but I must admit the evidence of past and current ET visits is substantial. So, if they are here, why? What do they want, and are they here to do us harm? On the first two questions, I have no answer. On the last they evidence is that they do not. Obviously, if they are here, their technology is hundreds or perhaps thousands of years ahead of ours. It makes sense that they would have the ability to either dominate or eliminate us easily. Since that has not occurred, the answer is obvious.

Doctors Pay

Broken in the USA, Economics, Education, Finance, Health Care
How much are doctors paid?     The average doctor in the US earned $350,000 in individual total income in 2017. That’s about 1.75 times what most people guessed ($200,050). But, of course, doctors of certain specialties earn more than others. And earnings vary by state — and the top state might surprise you. The highest-paid doctors live in South Dakota. There, the average physician earned $432,800 in 2017. Compared to other states, South Dakota had a median household income below the national average, at $56,521 in 2017. Workloads for different specialties also contribute to income differences. Neurosurgeons earned an average of $623,500 in 2017, over three times more than family medicine doctors ($192,800). They also worked about 16 more hours per week on average: 63.6 compared to 47.4. Some jobs, like lawyers, have pay that tracks closely to state household income. Physician pay follows no such pattern. This is partly due to how Medicare adjusts reimbursements, particularly in rural areas. The top 1% of the nation’s doctors earned an average of $4 million annually, largely from business income and capital gains.