Income Equality Makes Washington Worst Rich Capital for Infants
Infants die at a higher rate in Washington than in any other capital city among the world’s 25 wealthiest nations.
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the Watergate Complex on the banks of the Potomac River is seen from the air at sunset in this photograph taken on June 15, 2014 over Washington, DC.
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Infants die at a higher rate in Washington than in any other capital city among the world’s 25 wealthiest nations.
According to a report issued Monday by Save the Children, Washington, D.C., had an infant mortality rate of 7.9 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2012, compared with rates of 2.0 or less in the best-performing cities, Prague and Stockholm.