Sentences with phrase «third highest mortality rate»

In Britain alone, prostate cancer affects about 11 000 men each year, and has the third highest mortality rate of the 10 most common cancers.

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But life expectancy in Sweden is about three years higher than that of the U.S. Infant mortality is half the U.S. level, and less than a third the rate in Mississippi.

It is a national disgrace that the infant mortality rate in the poorer sections of our major cities is as high as the less - advanced Third World countries.

There are 12 high quality studies since 1995 (1 - 12) from Canada, Switzerland, Sweden, Holland, US, UK, New Zealand and Israel, which all show planned attended homebirth to have either lower or similar rates of perinatal mortality and very significantly lower rates of maternal morbidity, such as cesareans, hemorrhage, and third and fourth degree tears compared to matched groups of low risk women who plan to deliver in hospital.

The U.S. also has the third - worst mortality rate from nutritional deficiencies, and the highest absolute age - adjusted mortality rate among all developed nations!

It currently serves families in approximately one - third of counties with high rates of infant mortality, children living in poverty, low - weight births, and teen births.