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Canada ranked 25th in world infant mortality

Toronto : Canada | 27 days ago  
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  • A baby cries as she is put on a infant weighing scale at a health center in Legazpi city
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Fewer Canadian infants die before their first birthday compared with the Americans, but Canada ranked behind most European countries on the health-care indicator in a new report. Canada ranked 25th out of 31 countries in the world in infant mortality, researchers from the U.S.
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  • News Source: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | 27 days ago
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