Thankful: wealth and life expectancy
Something to be thankful for: All those productive people who created the wealth that has enable so many of us to live longer and more fully.
I love this data map from Gapminder correlating life expectancy with wealth (click for full size):
And encouraging numbers over at Forbes (via R.M.): Avik Roy looks at cancer survival rates among the wealthiest countries and notes that the USA does well despite having three healthcare systems, not one.
