The surprisingly true comparison between infant mortality in Ohio and Iran – The Washington Post –

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The surprisingly true comparison between infant mortality in Ohio and Iran – The Washington Post – The surprisingly true comparison between infant mortality in Ohio and Iran  The Washington Post

(Nati Harnik/AP)The Associated Press “An African American baby born in Youngstown, Ohio, has a higher infant mortality rate than a baby born in Iran.” — Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio), remarks during a CNN town hall, June 2, 2019 Ryan, who is seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, came up with a surprising way to illustrate racial inequality in the United States. When measuring infant mortality for all races combined, Youngstown has a lower rate than Iran. But when isolating the data for African Americans, the infant mortality rate in Youngstown exceeds the rate in Iran. The disproportiona…

– June 4, 2019 at 03:38AM

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