"In 2005, the United States ranked 30th in the world in infant mortality, behind most European countries, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, and Israel. " From the NCHS Data Brief. So sure, the ones we give birth to don't die as often as other countries, but I think our actual birthrate is significantly slower than most of the other populations in the world. I'll try and find the statistics.
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Date: 2010-07-10 08:14 pm (UTC)