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Child mortality in US is about 2 times higher than OECD average (jamanetwork.com)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by Tychoxii@hexbear.net to c/science@hexbear.net

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For infants (<1 year old)

Between 2007 to 2022, infants were 1.78 (95% CI, 1.78-1.79) times more likely to die in the US than in the OECD18.

The 2 causes of death with the largest net difference between the US and OECD18 were prematurity (RR, 2.22 [95% CI, 2.20-2.24]) and sudden unexpected infant death (RR, 2.39 [95% CI, 2.35-2.43]).

For kids aged 1 to 19 years old

Between 2007 to 2022, 1- to 19-year olds were 1.80 (95% CI, 1.80-1.80) times more likely to die in the US than in the OECD18.

The 2 causes of death with the largest net difference between the US and OECD18 were firearm-related incidents (RR, 15.34 [95% CI, 14.89-15.80]) and motor vehicle crashes (RR, 2.45 [95% CI, 2.42-2.48]).

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[–] Wertheimer@hexbear.net 12 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

The maternal mortality rate in the U.S. is also double the OECD average and for Black women the rate more than doubles again. (50.3 deaths for every 100,000 live births, comparable to the overall rate in Kyrgyzstan).

In 2020 the U.S. maternal mortality rate was higher than Palestine's. (21.1 vs 20.4.) The OECD average was 10.9.