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Yes, median would be better than mean. However what is most important is the overall trend. Child mortality trending downward worldwide is a great thing and say
by rpedela 8y ago
Yes, median would be better than mean. However what is most important is the overall trend. Child mortality trending downward worldwide is a great thing and says the world is getting better in terms of nutrition, disease, etc for children. Is there still child mortality? Yes. Will some parents have to go through the loss of a child? Yes. Is the world getting better overall in this regard? Absolutely.
- pdimitar 8y agoTo latch onto your example: child mortality is at an all-time low but the birth rates are quite low as well so it seems that both things cancel each other out. One has to wonder if for any positive 1% of such average global improvements there aren't many 5% localized worsenings that aren't shown in the global percentage changes. > Yes, median would be better than mean. That's my main complaint about this article.