Washington is the world’s most dangerous rich city for babies: charity

By Katy Migiro KAMPALA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Washington has the highest infant mortality rate of all the world’s richest capitals, according to a survey highlighting the failure of the world’s wealthiest country to prevent high rates of child deaths among its poorest citizens. Save the Children said in a study on Tuesday that 6.6 babies die per 1,000 live births in Washington, making the U.S. capital the most dangerous city in the developed world to be born. The headline figure for Washington masked huge disparities between rich and poor. “It’s survival of the richest,” said Carolyn Miles, chief executive of Save the Children USA, in a statement.
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