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WEBThe chart here is from the National Center for Health Statistics paper Maternal Mortality Rates in the United States, 2020 by Donna L. Hoyert (2/23/2022). A definition: A …

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How does life expectancy in the U.S. compare to other countries

WEBIn the US health spending per capita is up to four times higher, yet life expectancy is lower than in all of these countries. The US has achieved very substantial …

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How has maternal mortality rates changed

WEBThe chart here is from the National Center for Health Statistics paper Maternal Mortality Rates in the United States, 2020 by Donna L. Hoyert (2/23/2022). A …

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What’s up with maternal mortality

WEBThere has been some talk in the news about increasing maternal mortality in the U.S. This is due to the new CDC report Maternal Mortality Rates in the United …

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How has child mortality changed

WEBHow has child mortality changed? The article in Nature, Mapping 123 million neonatal, infant, and child deaths between 2000 and 2017, by Burstein et. el …

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Life Expectancy by Health Expenditure with Comments on …

WEBAt the same time, the money spent on health care is also not likely to be equally distributed. The CDC is a source of life expectancy data and if you ask them …

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What is the connection between life expectancy and education

WEBThe PNAS paper Life expectancy in adulthood is falling for those without a BA degree, but as educational gaps have widened, racial gaps have narrowed by Anne …

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What is the Vegetative Health Index

WEBJuly 12, 2021. From the NOAA STAR Center for Satellite Applications and Research page: Global and Regional Vegetation Health (VH) is a NOAA/NESDIS system estimating …

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Life Expectancy vs Income Per Person Sustainability Math

WEBWith health care in the news, let’s take a look at the knowledge that can be gained by using Gapminder. For example, the graph here is life expectancy vs income …

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What is the leading cause of child mortality

WEBThe article by Our World in Data, Pneumonia – no child should die from a disease we can prevent, by Bernadeta Dadonaite (11/12/19) reports: Every 39 seconds …

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Can a simulation help us understand the value of vaccinations

WEBThis animated video by Robert Rhode demonstrates the idea of herd immunity. In short, if enough people in a population are vaccinated then that can protect …

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What 5 states had the highest mortality rates

WEBThe CDC data brief, Mortality Patterns Between Five States with Highest Death Rates and Five States with Lowest Death Rates: United States, 2017 by Jiaquan …

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What percent of doctors are female

WEBOECD has the answer in their post Women make up most of the health sector workers but they are under-represented in high-skilled jobs (3/2017) along with a …

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How do food systems differ between rich and poor countries

WEBEgg calories in Niger are 23.3 times as expensive as a calorie from a staple food, such as rice or corn. In contrast, egg calories in the US are just 1.6 times as …

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What were the leading causes of death in 2020

WEBCOVID-19 was the underlying or a contributing cause of 377,883 deaths (91.5 deaths per 100,000). COVID-19 death rates were highest among males, older adults, …

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Is America’s nutritional divide due to food deserts

WEBInstead of within cities, the biggest geographic differences in the way Americans eat occur across regions. The map above plots the geography of healthy …

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Why is Black maternal mortality higher

WEBKevin Drum provides an excellent example of quantitative reasoning in his (5/6/19) post How Can We Reduce Black Maternal Mortality? The story begins with his …

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What does it mean to “flatten the curve”

WEBWorking with infectious disease epidemiologists, we developed this interactive tool that lets you see what may lie ahead in the United States and how much …

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How big is the disconnect between how we die and what the …

WEBThe Our World in Data article Does the news reflect what we die from? by Hannah Ritchie (5/29/19) provides data on causes of death, google searches, and …

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Where do we buy our food

WEB“Highly processed food makes you sick,” says William McCarthy, an adjunct professor of public health at UCLA. “CVS and other pharmacies make money selling …

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How’s your air

WEBThese recommendations were developed by EPA scientists who are experts in air quality and health. The Map is a collaborative effort between the U.S. Forest …

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How much time do teens spend with friends

WEBBut look closely at the line for the youngest group, ages 15-24, in blue. This age group used to spend 2 hours a day hanging out with friends because these are …

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