Recent comments in /f/dataisbeautiful

pk10534 t1_jdjaxw4 wrote

Thank you omg. People seem to think life expectancy directly measured the efficacy of a country’s healthcare system, and while that’s certainly a part of it, it’s not the full story. Car crashes, fried foods that cause heart disease, overdoses, homicides, suicides, etc all play info life expectancy. You could have the best hospitals and doctors in the world, but if your citizens are constantly getting into car accidents or eating unhealthy diets their entire lives, it’s still going to drag down your life expectancy.

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TexasTwing t1_jdj4p00 wrote

Nope. Texas exports to Mexico include oil and gas, chemicals, nuclear reactors, iron, steel, plastics, and copper. Mexico’s exports to Texas include nuclear reactors, plastics, oil and gas, furniture, fruit, and nuts. Both are over $100 billion in each direction.

Texas’ GDP is 45% more than Mexico’s, so it’s not unreasonable for two neighbors to have so much trade.

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