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by chowchowchow 1731 days ago
Ah yes, Russia. Long held as the standard to which the US should aspire to in many ways, including its murder rate.
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It's deceptive anyway. Healthcare is much better in the USA than in Russia, including in the treatment of potential homicides.

If you combined murder rate + ICU entry rate for both countries due to violent crime, I think the stats would tell quite a different story.