Of course, those medical stats could also be explained by American doctors over-diagnosing diseases (both to cover themselves from lawsuits and to make more money), while English family doctors under-diagnose (to make less work for themselves since they're not paid by the patient but based on the population they cover).
In other news, overly-simplistic numbers are beloved by the media but rarely tell the whole story.
In other news, overly-simplistic numbers are beloved by the media but rarely tell the whole story.