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by InclinedPlane 4813 days ago
The US measures infant mortality very differently than other countries, you can't do an "apples to apples" comparison just by naively looking at statistics.

Edit: Here's a relevant reference, from the WHO, if anyone has doubts about this being a serious issue: http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/86/6/07-043471/en/