Originally posted by Raptor22
the answers 2 ur questions are simple. We dont have a healthcare problem in the U.S.We have a healthcare problem in the south.
Its the same as why were ranked below other countries that we shouldnt be in things like healthcare, education, violent crimes etc... Its becaus the southern part of our country brings our national average in these categories way down (or in the case of violent crime, way up).
The article u posted is just another stone on the pile.
"Infant mortality
In Cuba, between 4 and 5 infants die for every 1,000 live births, according to 2016 estimates from the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency .The province of Cienfuegos in Cuba reports getting the number down even lower, to 3 per 1,000.
In the United States, nearly 6 infants die for every 1,000 live births."
Although a small island, Cuba is matching the infant mortality rate in Canada and the United Kingdom — two other, much richer, countries with a plan to assure care for all.
Now look at populations within the national U.S. number.
In much of the South, the infant mortality rate is above seven.
In Mississippi, it was 9.3 in 2015Trusted Source — more than twice Cuba’s.
Look at the states with the best infant mortality rate-
Mass- 3.7 per 100k
Washington- 3.9 per 100k
New Hampshire- 4.2 per 100k
Now the worst
Mississippi- 8.6 per 100k
Arkansas- 8.2 per 109k
Alabama- 7.4 per 100k
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/sosmap/infant_mortality_rates/infant_mortality.htm
Note the correlation between the #s and their coinciding geographical location?
The same goes for the othe categories, education, overall healthcare/insurance rates, violent crime (rape, murder, assault), the #s all match up pretty much the same.
Alabama is also the most religious state in the country, followed by Mississippi at number 3, and Arkansas at number five.