According to our CIA's annually published World Factbook, The United States (6.26/1000) is #46 globally when it comes to infant mortality (infant deaths per 1000 births). This position is directly behind Guam and two slots behind Cuba. Meanwhile, if the District of Columbia (14.1/1000) were it's own country, it would be displace the British Virgin Islands for slot #96. This means that a baby born in the Ukraine (8.98/1000) is more likely to survive than one born in our capital. The median household income for D.C. was $59,290 in 2009 while the same metric for the Ukraine was $27,996 during the same period.
Thoughts?
1 comment:
My first thought is that I should be checking this blog more often!
Post a Comment