This post on Atrios gave me one of those "really" moments. Infant mortality isn't something I normally give much thought to, but next time you hear someone crowing about how the US has the "greatest healthcare system in the world," you might want to point them at this:
Here's the short version. The US ranks 35, just above Cuba and Croatia. Posted by Jason at November 26, 2004 11:30 AMGeographyIQ - World Atlas - Rankings - Infant mortality rate (All Ascending)