Texas 78.5? I’m good with that.
My father is 88, still ticking.
My grandmother lived to be 98.
So you cannot assume anything by averages. hee hee hee
Me, too -- and I'm 76, lookin' at 77...
Why? Because years spent in Texas are good years!!!
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Besides, the title is deceptive. "Closest to" implies physical proximity. The life expectancy in Mexico is 76.9 years, so the pollution of Texas' population with criminal alien invaders obviously drags our average down.
As to the actual "mot numerically similar to" comparison, who gives a rat's patootie what little country across the pond has similar problems?