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Fewer Babies Are Dying In US, But Gains Aren’t Equal

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“As of 2014, the rate for black people is 10.9 deaths per 1,000 births, while the rate for Native Americans is 7.6 — roughly equivalent to Libya and Macedonia, respectively. But while black people have seen significant improvement in the past decade — with infant mortality rate dropping about 20 percent from the 2005 high—Native Americans haven’t seen as big a shift at only a five percent decrease in the past ten years. This is likely a stark reminder of how much poverty is at the root of the problem.”

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