The World Economic Forum “Global Competitiveness Report 2018” ranked the U.S. as the most competitive country in the world with an overall score of 86. The U.S. ranked 1st in labor market, financial systems and business dynamism categories.
The U.S.’s lowest competitive rank was in the “health” category. Forty-six other countries, primarily peer nations, scored better for health measured as life expectancy. Something is seriously wrong. Life expectancy is growing in many other countries. If downward trends continue for one more year, the U.S. will experience a three-year drop in life expectancy, which last occurred 100 years ago during the 1916-1918 global flu pandemic.