U.S. Leading The Way... In First-Day Infant Mortality
by Michael Collier on Oct 31, 2013 | Views: 82 | Score: 0
First-day mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) | |
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Australia | 1.55 |
Latvia | 2 |
Switzerland | 2.2 |
Canada | 2.4 |
United States | 2.62 |
Sources:
savethechildren.org.uk
The United States seems to be be finding itself atop many global comparative lists in recent years. However, they all too often seem to be the WRONG lists. Data show that more babies die the day they are born in the United States than in any industrialized country.