demographics in the US are very different than Australia, I suspect those in the bottom 1/3rd of US health drag it down significantly.
I assume you are referring to a larger amount of people living in poverty in the US?
Could this also (partially) be explained by the cost of healthcare? Something like a downwards spiral where average people end up poor either due to direct costs of healthcare or neglecting their own healthcare due to cost?
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