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Originally Posted by detbuch
As you say, there are a lot of reasons for infant mortality. The rates, however, can be skewed by how they are reported by individual countries.
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The thing to keep in mind is that the stat is used as a general measure of health, not a ranking of the quality of care.
You can have great health insurance, but not get prenatal care and as a result have a bad result. (As an example, I know someone who nearly had a tragic ending to a really stupid home birth.).
The question I pose is, for how much we spend, why aren't we more healthy?
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