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Republicans Kill Babies (not clickbait) [1]
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Date: 2022-09-17
The title of this diary is not clickbait. It is the literal truth. Republican refusal to fund health care, nutritional programs and education, and refusal to enforce clean air and water regulations kill infants. Here is the statistical proof.
The infant mortality rate is defined by the World Health Organization as the number of deaths of children under one year of age, expressed per 1 000 live births.
Per WHO, the country with the lowest infant mortality rate is Iceland (2020 data) — 1.54 deaths per 1,000 live births. Other countries good at keeping kids under 1 alive are Estonia — 1.65 deaths/1000 births, Slovenia— 1.76, Norway — 1.79, Japan — 1.82 and Singapore — 1.85
The US rate is (year 2020) 5.44 in 2020. This rate was 50th among the 195 countries and territories measured (Worldpopulationreview.com) and about the same as Uruguay (5.32) and Bolivia (5.14)
Breaking down the US by state, the best state for baby survival is Vermont, with only 18 deaths during the year 2020 (per CDC) The next states on the list are California (3.69), Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Minnesota and Oregon (4.02). Note that these states are governed largely by Democrats.
The worst states for baby survival are: Mississippi (8.27 — about the same as Turkey) Louisiana (7.53— about the same as Thailand) West Virginia (7.45 --about the same as Malaysia) Arkansas (7.33) and Alabama (7.18) Note that all are largely governed by Republicans.
I have no exact data on the reasons why our vaunted wealthy country does so poorly at keeping its infants alive. Here are some suggestions:
--Lack of access of the parents to clean water, and exposure to toxic chemicals at work, also smoking, and lack of education as to what smoking around an infant may cause.
— Poverty and malnutrition
— Lack of education in healthy baby requirements.
— Lack of access to health care
These are all things that State intervention could alleviate. However, that would mean RAISING TAXES. Anathema! Horror!
It is also possible that State intervention would assist infants whose skin is darker than a paper bag. The infant mortality rate tends to be higher for Black infants.
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