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Who is "born" is defined different depending on which country. E.g., most European countries will not count premature babies if they don't make certain weight o
by jnordwick 10y ago
Who is "born" is defined different depending on which country. E.g., most European countries will not count premature babies if they don't make certain weight or other metrics and no attempt to intervene, so this sets up some really perverse incentives. These can make up more than 3 out of every 4 premature births so it can significantly tilt the stats:
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/276952/infant-mortality-deceptive-statistic-scott-w-atlas http://www.nationalreview.com/article/276952/infant-mortalit...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infant_mortality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infant_mortality
- richmarr 10y ago> ... most European countries will not count premature babies if they don't make certain weight Factually incorrect, as shown by your own link which lists 6 countries that have weight/gestation thresholds. Or maybe there are less than 12 countries in Europe, who the hell cares, right?
- jnordwick 10y agoYou trimmed the rest of the sentence that said "or other metrics" that would include things like weeks premature. That clearly changes the meaning the sentence. But that's a minor thing when you are playing a game of Gotha, isn't it.
- richmarr 10y ago> ...That clearly changes the meaning the sentence If you look at my reply I talk about gestation period. Only 6 European countries have thresholds for either gestation or weight. You can accuse me of playing "gotcha" if you like, but you're misrepresenting data and it's fair for me to correct you. [Edited for typo]