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Elizabeth Edwards Shows How To Tell A Liar On Healthcare

[media id=9126] [video from Heather] In an interview with Rachel Maddow, Elizabeth Edwards dropped this enormously helpful key on when to tell if an

By Frances Langum
07/24/09 09:45 am

U.S. system doesn't measure up so well:

Circulatory disease deaths per 100,000:

  • Canada: 219
  • United States: 265

    Child maltreatment deaths per 100,000:

  • Canada: 0.7
  • United States: 2.2

    Digestive disease deaths per 100,000:

  • Canada: 17.4
  • United States: 20.5

    Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births

  • Canada: 5.08
  • United States: 6.3

    Intestinal diseases death rate

  • Canada: 0.3%
  • United States: 7.3%

    Proability of not reaching age 60:

  • Canada: 9.5%
  • United States: 12.8%

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