- The best countries, statistically speaking, to have a baby are Singapore (2.30), Sweden (2.76), and Japan (2.80).
- The United States has 6.37 infant deaths per 1,000, and Cuba is still slightly ahead of us at 6.04. Greece, the European Union, Germany, Portugal, and the Slovenia also still have lower mortality by the estimates in this report.
- The most dangerous countries are Angola, Sierra Leone, and Afghanistan, at 184.44, 158.27, and 157.43 deaths respectively. (What a huge gap there is!)
Monday, September 24, 2007
Infant Mortality Rate
Hi all: Here's the info I promised to look up. According to the CIA World Factbook website, here are the number of infant deaths per 1,000 live births. The lower the number, the better:
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