The Challenge of Calculating Infant Mortality Rates in Different Countries

In France, one out of every 250 children dies before their first birthday. A bill is being considered in the Assembly this Thursday to stop the increase in this phenomenon, down from most other European countries.

The Challenge of Calculating Infant Mortality Rates in Different Countries

Where do babies have the lowest risk of dying? In wealthier nations, the infant mortality rates are small, but never small enough. Japan, Finland, and Sweden have the lowest mortality rate, but that needs some explanation. The comparisons are between 19 OECD countries, meaning the most developed nations, that have at least 20,000 babies born every year. And, as in everything else, it depends on your definition of infant mortality. Some countries…