U.S. Children Experience Higher Mortality Rates Than Children In 19 Other Developed Countries

Children in the United States experience higher mortality rates than children in 19 other developed countries. The 19 other countries include: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

These findings were reported in “Child Mortality In The US And 19 OECD Comparator Nations: A 50-Year Time-Trend Analysis” by Ashish P. Thakrar, M.D.; Alexandra D. Forrest; Mitchell G. Maltenfort, Ph.D.; and Christopher B. Forrest, M.D., Ph.D, and published in the January, 2018 edition of Health Affairs. The researchers . . .