American babies are dying at an increased rate. The recent CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report indicates that eight cities in the northwest U.S. (Boise ID, Seattle WA, Portland OR, plus the northern California cities of Santa Cruz, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Jose, and Berkeley) reported the following data on deaths among those younger than […]
Posts Tagged ‘infant mortality’
Ways in which America leads the world
March 30, 2011Amongst 20 of the world’s wealthiest countries, America now has: the highest poverty rate, both generally and for children; the greatest inequality of incomes; the smallest amount of government spending (as a percentage of GDP) on social programs for the disadvantaged; the lowest number of paid holidays, annual leave days and […]
U.S. fares poorly in Child Welfare Survey
September 9, 2009America has some of the industrial world’s worst rates of infant mortality, teenage pregnancy and child poverty, even though it spends more per child than better-performing countries, a new survey indicates. The report, “Doing Better for Children,” marks the first time the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has reported on child well-being within its […]
