WTF Friday

[FlashLackey]

Btw, FL, infant mortality rate is another leading indicator used to determine the healthcare level of a country.

According to the 2009 estimates from the CIA World Factbook, the United States ranks 46th... a surprisingly far cry from the "We're #1" propaganda your rightwing wacko blog is trying to sell us.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publicat.../2091rank.html
I can't wait to see you spin this one.

According to both of these sourced articles, the way that different countries report live-births varies significantly:

http://confutata.wordpress.com/2009/...ant-mortality/
http://www.nationalcenter.org/NPA547...iveHealth.html

Infant mortality rates are flawed measurements of healthcare quality for the same reason that life expectancy rates that include non-healthcare related accidental deaths are. Many non-healthcare related factors influence child mortality rates. For instance, education of the mother, race and birth-weight.