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Politics : A US National Health Care System? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: Wharf Rat who wrote (702)4/19/2005 10:11:43 AM
From: TimF  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 42652
 
Has something to do with getting fat ; Americans like to do that.

Which explains while our life expectancy is lower than several other advanced countries.

Tim



To: Wharf Rat who wrote (702)4/19/2005 4:33:42 PM
From: Lazarus_Long  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 42652
 
Subject 54350

MEXICO:

Infant mortality rate:
Definition Field Listing Rank Order
total: 21.69 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 23.63 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 19.65 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:

total population: 74.94 years
male: 72.18 years
female: 77.83 years (2004 est.)

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USA:
Infant mortality rate:
total: 6.63 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 7.31 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 5.91 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
Definition Field Listing Rank Order
total population: 77.43 years
male: 74.63 years
female: 80.36 years (2004 est.)
cia.gov