Health Inequality
One measure of a society’s health is derived from examining its infant mortality rate. Recent reports from the Center of Disease Control indicates that the U.S.’s infant mortality rate is the highest among all high-income nations in the world despite spending the most on health care (C. Ingraham, The Washington Post, September 29, 2014). Why do you suppose that is?
- For one of the wealthiest nations in the world, why does the U.S. have such a high infant mortality rate? What is the link between the U.S.’s infant mortality rate and social inequality? Consider the influence of income, race, and gender.
300 words min. NO PLAGIARISM. References and citations required.
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Despite the USA being one of the highest economic powerhouses, the number of infant mortality rate is still high. It is reported that 6 out of 1000 infants die before attaining the age of one year (Braveman & Gottlieb, 2014). This rate is very high compared to other developed…
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