The Global Peace Index has just been released, and I found it interesting to compare Australia at no 18 with Mexico at no 121. I guess that was to be expected with the Mexican government's attempt to rid themselves of the drug cartels, the hornet's nest has opened and there has been a lot of violence in some parts of the country. Hopefully, as the cartel members are killed or jailed, the safety issues will improve and Mexico will move up the list.
http://www.visionofhumanity.org/gpi-data/#/2011/scor/IT
So it seems that my life expectancy in Mexico is only around 75 years, but in Australia it's more than 81, and interestingly even higher in Italy. Whereas stress will kill you in Australia, hard work and poor medical treatment particularly amongst the indian population, shortens their lives here, not stress. The infant mortality rate here is alarmingly high, but our unemployment levels are similar.
Congratulations to New Zealand who came in at No 2, but their unemployment is higher and their life expectancy lower. I guess you can't have it all ways.
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