180 being almost the lowest. 224 being the lowest in Singapore.
So out of 224 ranked countries, the US rates in at the top 20% with a difference of 6.26 (per 1000 births) to 2.31 (per 1000 births) for the best. The EU at 5.72 is not, by any measure, "way ahead".
China's rate is 20.25, Venezuela is 21.54, etc. Mexico, just across the border is 18.42 (no doubt diluted and skewing the US numbers a bit lol). Russia at 10.56.
I would be more concerned if we were "really close" to India at 30.15.
Yeah, I am thinking - not so bad.
I suppose you looked at the death rates too? They are kind of interesting. The US is at 8.38 per 1000, the EU is at 10.28 (worse), the UK is at 10.02, etc. The death rate in Iran was 5.72, Iraq 5.03, Mexico 4.80
I was worried for a bit that I was reading it wrong until I got to Angola (who also topped the worst infant mortality rate) with a 24.08 death rate.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2066rank.html
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This entry gives the average annual number of deaths during a year per 1,000 population at midyear; also known as crude death rate. The death rate, while only a rough indicator of the mortality situation in a country, accurately indicates the current mortality impact on population growth. This indicator is significantly affected by age distribution, and most countries will eventually show a rise in the overall death rate, in spite of continued decline in mortality at all ages, as declining fertility results in an aging population.