The U.S. death rate from accidents, suicides, and assaults is 100% higher than the average for developed countries. While failing to account for such deaths, progressives often claim that America’s relatively low life expectancy is due to its healthcare system. In reality, such statements confuse healthcare outcomes with health outcomes. Healthcare outcomes measure if medical care improves patient health, while health outcomes and life expectancy reflect a range of non-medical factors like accidents, suicides, assaults, diet, obesity, and exercise. With regard to the last 3 of these factors, a study published in 2016 by the Mayo Clinic Proceedings found that only 2.7% of U.S. adults “had all 4” characteristics of a “healthy lifestyle.” These include consuming a “healthy diet,” having a “normal body fat percentage” (5–20% for men and 8–30% for women), being “sufficiently active,” and not smoking.