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6. I keep seeing people on the internet

Thu Jan 10, 2013, 04:14 PM

Jan 2013

saying that the US has a lower violent crime rate than countries like the UK. But this shows that the death rate from violent crime is much higher in the US. Is the difference, that we have less violent crime but it is more likely fatal?

http://sites.nationalacademies.org/DBASSE/CPOP/DBASSE_080393#violence

US is also much higher in auto fatalities

http://sites.nationalacademies.org/DBASSE/CPOP/DBASSE_080393#road-traffic-accidents

pretty high in poisoning

http://sites.nationalacademies.org/DBASSE/CPOP/DBASSE_080393#poisonings

and high in diabetes
http://sites.nationalacademies.org/DBASSE/CPOP/DBASSE_080393#diabetes-mellitus

We'd actually be pretty middle of the road in cancer
http://sites.nationalacademies.org/DBASSE/CPOP/DBASSE_080393#malignant-neoplasms

Japan is really high in stomach and liver cancer; I know alcohol has some to do with that (I'd have expected Denmark to be higher there) but I wonder what else is going on there?

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New Health Rankings: Of 17 Nations, U.S. Is Dead Last [View all] octoberlib Jan 2013 OP

USA! USA! USA! Scuba Jan 2013 #1

My conclusion Dirty Socialist Jan 2013 #2

Not if you go by cost. Then we are first by a mile. denverbill Jan 2013 #3

We need nationalized universal health care. Fuck this for-profit system. Comrade Grumpy Jan 2013 #4

Thanks for posting. mnhtnbb Jan 2013 #5

I keep seeing people on the internet d_r Jan 2013 #6

Yes, that's pretty much it muriel_volestrangler Jan 2013 #9

thank you d_r Jan 2013 #10

Stomach cancer and Japan Art_from_Ark Jan 2013 #16

thank you! d_r Jan 2013 #19

Sad to say that this doesn't surprise me at all. nt Sarah Ibarruri Jan 2013 #7

Womb to tomb! postulater Jan 2013 #8

Excellent point! nt octoberlib Jan 2013 #14

K & R Wednesdays Jan 2013 #12

K&R woo me with science Jan 2013 #13

this poor showing makes another strong argument for single payer davesliberal1977_gg Jan 2013 #15

"Dead" last Last Stand Jan 2013 #17

Where it will STAY kenny blankenship Jan 2013 #18