ALARMING DEATH  RATES It has been widely reported that the United States has a relatively high infant mortality rate compared with other developed countries: More than 23,000 American infants died in 2014, or about 6 for every 1,000 live births, putting us on par with countries like Serbia and Malaysia. Most other developed countries—as geographically diverse as Japan, Finland, Australia and Israel—have lower rates, closer to 2 or 3 deaths out of every 1,000. […]