• zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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      2 years ago

      It was initially a tight race, but I believe the USSR started a higher and ended sooner.

      https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/RUS/russia/life-expectancy

      Russians jumped from 54 and plateaued at 70

      https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041350/life-expectancy-china-all-time/

      Chinese jumped from 40 to 65 and have continued a steady climb up into the mid-70s since.