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Healthcare expenditure vs Life expectancy (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/dataisbeautiful@mander.xyz

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[–] Kernal64@sh.itjust.works 54 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

I don't think I've ever seen what appears to be a line graph loop back on itself.

[–] lnxtx@feddit.nl 3 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

Math people are cringing.

[–] naeap@sopuli.xyz 20 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

But in this graph it's correct, isn't it?

A bit of a strange choice of axis, but technically it's correct, I think.
We see how during COVID people died earlier although expenses went up (didn't check the dates, but I guess that's the thing?), and afterwards expenses went down, but people grow older again
Or do I completely misunderstand this?

[–] abfarid@startrek.website 8 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, it's correct. What they did is, for every year they place a dot with respect to x and y axis, then connected the dots. An unusual graph, but works well for this situation, IMO.

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