The GBD does not state that. Here is a fulsome list of measures from the document. Most countries do indeed do these (to the extent that they are possible)pic.twitter.com/YxgGBWFouC
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Also, I live in Australia and it is HILARIOUS to hear someone describe us as a "remote Pacific Island". Sydney is a city of 5.23 million, it is wonderfully silly to describe it in such terms
Maybe the US would not be in such a bad situation if they had followed the global gold standard set by remote Pacific Islands such as the state of New South Wales, population 7.8 million 
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