US Lags Far Behind Other Nations in Infant Mortality: Health Blog
According to the latest statistics from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the United States ranks 29th in the world in infant mortality, tying Slovakia and Poland but lagging behind Cuba and most developed nations. While Singapore has only two infant deaths per 1000 births, the US loses 6.9 infants per 1000, more than three times the Singapore rate. To make matters worse, the mortality rate in the US seems to be slipping ever lower in the rankings year by year. Back in 1960, the US rankedhttp://www.jonbarron.org/blog_published/20...