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Actually, it does. The other commenter gave credible child mortality figures, here's the other half from the reputable US CIA. Heck most EU countries rate bette
by AstralStorm 8y ago
Actually, it does. The other commenter gave credible child mortality figures, here's the other half from the reputable US CIA.
Heck most EU countries rate better than the UK but USA is even further behind.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2223rank.html https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/...
- paulpauper 8y agoI've see that figure many times. One must take into account premature births and how stillbirths are reported. And also due to the racial makeup of America. Blacks have higher rates of infant mortality than whites.
- theplague42 8y agoDo you think it's because of their race or socioeconomic status?
- bzbarsky 8y agoThe effect is still there after controlling for SES. There may be other correlates of race that matter here, though. Diet comes to mind. I would love to see a good study that tries to disentangle the various correlations here...
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- boomboomsubban 8y agoHow do any of those things impact the maternal mortality rate?
- FireBeyond 8y agoPremature births correlate directly to advanced neonatal care, that thing you were arguing the US is the best in the world at. Now you're saying "oh, you can't count that"? > [You] must take into account ... the racial makeup of America Oh? Are black people not really counted for the purposes of birth stats? Why? Poorer genetics? Poorer healthcare access? Again, how would poorer healthcare access jibe with your "best in world" medical care?