Plotting life expectancy against income for 200 countries since 1810, Hans Rosling shows the enormous impact that the increase in wealth has had on the world (H/T Don Boudreaux).
200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 Minutes
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interesting. most innovation leading to longer life has been a product of the united states, with western europe responsible for most of the remainder.
he chose “wealth” as one axis but the story is a bit more complex mixture of education, demographic, culture, political and finacial/economic system and, importantly, “trickle down” benefit.
as the united states dims as a beacon of innovation that will occur with government takeover, the curves will play out differently, yet again.