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Old 07-14-2004, 08:58 PM   #99 (permalink)
KMA-628
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Quote:
Originally posted by Locobot
Infant Mortality Rates:
(per 1000 babies born)
Cuba---6.3
USA---7.0
Immigration Rates:

U.S.: 3.42/1000 people
Cuba: -1.58/1000 people

1) If this were a relevant comparison, why does Cuba have a negative immigration rate? The answer is simple. People will risk their lives to leave Cuba/People risk their lives to come to the U.S. Obviously our "rate" isn't bad enough to warrant moving to another country.

2) The most current information regarding infant mortality:

U.S.: 6.63/1000 births
Cuba: 6.41/1000 births

A difference of 0.22 is hardly worth pointing out.

You could also compare the U.S. to the eighteen countries that have an infant mortality rate of 10% or higher which would make our rate, of less than 0.663%, look really good.
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