Improvements to U.S. childhood mortality rates have lagged behind other wealthy nations for the past 50 years. Childhood mortality in the U.S. has been higher than all other peer nations since the 1980s, and this “lagging improvement” has amounted to more than 600,000 excess deaths.

Improvements to U.S. childhood mortality rates have lagged behind other wealthy nations for the past 50 years. Childhood mortality in the U.S. has been higher than all other peer nations since the 1980s, and this “lagging improvement” has amounted to more than 600,000 excess deaths.: http://ift.tt/2FfLFJK Read more... http://ift.tt/2Db3MzZ