Needless to say, the blue and yellow areas (grey = no data) are those where poverty is lower than 30% of the population. Health isn't great in all those areas, but these people have more opportunities to be healthy and in general have a longer life expectancy than those living in the other areas. Notice particularly Africa and South America, rich in resources but with very high personal poverty rates. Life expectancy in some of the "earth tone" areas is GOING DOWN, heading toward 40 and below. And where are most of the resources CONSUMED? You guessed it. Many of the poorer nations actually export medical and science personnel to the U.S.
As health care and science professionals we have a duty to use our knowledge for those who are in need. Let's stop draining the world of its medical and scientific talent and start sharing ours with it.
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