Liberty Voice

The infant mortality rate is higher in the United States than it is in European countries according to a recent government report. This means that in America, more babies are dying before they reach the age of one year than in other parts of the world. The report was released on Sept. 24 and was conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The report found that for every 1000 babies born in America, over six of them die. This is more than twice the infant mortality rate for Portugal, Japan, New Zealand, Korea, Israel, Australia and European countries. At the top of the report, Finland had a rate as low as just over two percent, closely followed by Japan. According to the CDC, approximately 24,000 infants died in the United States in the year 2011.

Marian MacDorman, lead author of the report, believes that it has been understood for some time that in the United States, there is a higher than average preterm birth rate, and that this can add to the […]