Why do Americans die earlier than Europeans?

…All of this suggests that our shortcomings are not simply a product of what happens in a sector called "medicine and public health". Rather, these shortcomings are deeply embedded in enduring features of American society. The failure of the United States to adequately protect its members from premature death casts doubt on American civic processes and undermines any effort of the US to serve as a model for other countries…

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/may/04/why-do-americans-die-earlier-than-europeans