Maternal deaths have halved in the last 35 years
Maternal deaths have halved in the last 35 years
A woman dying when she is giving birth to her child is one of the greatest tragedies imaginable.
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Republicans took this personally.
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they really did, when you click on “Explore the data by country” and choose United States …
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Reminds me of Dianne's line from Bojack Horseman: "I can't believe this country hates women more than it loves guns"
In an episode where there's a huge uptick in women carrying firearms, instead of helping to make society a better place for women, they just decide to ban guns instead.
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God I love that episode and that line. It's so sad how that observation somehow became even more relevant today than it was back when that episode released.
Thank you.
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not too far off from the real world – modern gun control laws started with Ronald Reagan in California trying to keep guns out of the hands of blacks …
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That doesn't account for population increases, but that still looks like per-capita increase nevertheless, which is embarrassing in a developed country. Especially if you compare that with other similarly developed countries with comparable populations, which mostly have a line declining to double digit totals.
EDIT: Here's data looking at the maternal mortality rate, over the same period, with a few comparable countries.
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