[OT] U.S. Losing Ground on Preventable Deaths

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U.S. Losing Ground on Preventable Deaths

Despite High Medical Spending, Results Trail Other Wealthy Countries

How the U.S. Stacks Up on Preventable Deaths

1. France -- 65

2. Japan -- 71

3. Australia -- 71

4. Spain -- 74

5. Italy -- 74

6. Canada -- 77

7. Norway -- 80

8. Netherlands -- 82

9. Sweden -- 82

10. Greece --84

11. Austria -- 84

12. Germany -- 90

13. Finland -- 93

14. New Zealand -- 96

15. Denmark -- 101

16. UK -- 103

17. Ireland --103

18. Portugal --104

19. US -- 110

The U.S. ranks at the bottom of 19 industrialized nations in the number of

preventable deaths by conditions such as diabetes, epilepsy, stroke, influenza,

ulcers, pneumonia, infant mortality and appendicitis. The number at the right

represents the number of preventable deaths per 100,000 population in each

country in 2002-2003.

Source: Commonwealth Fund, Health Affairs, World Health Organization

Full story

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/05/AR2009100503798.\

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