US childhood mortality rates have lagged behind other wealthy nations for the past 50 years

In a new study of childhood mortality rates between 1961 and 2010 in the United States and 19 economically similar countries, researchers report that while there's been overall improvement among all the countries, the U.S. has been slowest to improve. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180108191937.htm