Originally Posted by GatorB

Ok her are some factors.

More Americans are obese than ever and getting less exercise than ever. This is something people themselves can control.

If you only count WHITE people then the US life expectancy is as high as anywhere. I'm sure some counties near the top like I'm sure Norway and Japan have ONE race and let's face it blacks bring down the average for everyone. Not because blacks are genetically inclined to live less, but because of social/economical circumstances the vast majority of blacks live under in the US.