Even the richest Americans lag the English on health, study finds

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-07/mm-u-mtg070920.php


News Release 13-Jul-2020
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

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new study shows that middle-aged people living in the U.S. today have worse health than their English counterparts - and that the difference in health between rich and poor is much larger on the American side of the Atlantic.

In fact, even the top income earners in their late 50s and early 60s in the U.S. have higher rates of diabetes, high blood pressure, arthritis and mental health conditions than their English peers, despite earning nearly twice as much in after-tax income.

But the biggest differences in health between the two nations were seen among those who make the least money. Middle-aged English people in the bottom 20% by income enjoyed better health across many measures than the poorest Americans of the same age group.

Low-income Americans were much more likely to have been diagnosed with high blood pressure, arthritis, diabetes, heart problems, stroke, chronic lung disease and mental health conditions than their low-income English peers.

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