Guess what year one of these nations had a competent response to a global pandemic
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.
