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Looking at the socioeconomic data, America may as well be two countries:
One of the most advanced nations
One still struggling with development https://trib.al/XAWPzJn
One of the most advanced nationsOne still struggling with development https://trib.al/XAWPzJn
Let’s look at infant mortality to start with.
In 2016, the U.S. saw 5.9 infant deaths per 1,000 live births. Breaking it down by ethnicity is startling:
Asian 3.6
White 4.9
Hispanic 5
Native Hawaiian 7.4
American Indian 9.4
Black 11.4 http://trib.al/XAWPzJn
In 2016, the U.S. saw 5.9 infant deaths per 1,000 live births. Breaking it down by ethnicity is startling:
Asian 3.6White 4.9Hispanic 5Native Hawaiian 7.4American Indian 9.4Black 11.4 http://trib.al/XAWPzJn
These domestic divisions are so great, Black Americans & Asian Americans seem to be occupying different countries.
The U.S. Asian rate is on a par with
Switzerland, while the rate for Black Americans is worse than 
Turkey, and just better than 
Mexico http://trib.al/XAWPzJn
The U.S. Asian rate is on a par with
Switzerland, while the rate for Black Americans is worse than Turkey, and just better than Mexico http://trib.al/XAWPzJn
As those babies grow into 15 year olds, the disparities continue.
Black American students have average literacy scores below students from Russia and Chile.
U.S. Asian students, however, topped the global ranking, with White students not far behind http://trib.al/XAWPzJn
Black American students have average literacy scores below students from Russia and Chile. U.S. Asian students, however, topped the global ranking, with White students not far behind http://trib.al/XAWPzJn
Covid-19 has increased U.S. unemployment dramatically. From December 2019 to April 2020, here’s how things changed:
Asian: 2.5%
14.5%
White: 3.2% 14.2%
Hispanic: 4.2% 18.9%
Black: 5.9% 16.7% http://trib.al/XAWPzJn
Asian: 2.5%
14.5%White: 3.2%
14.2%Hispanic: 4.2%
18.9%Black: 5.9%
16.7% http://trib.al/XAWPzJn
Here’s how the annual rates for 2019 stack up internationally.
The unemployment rate for African Americans was twice that of
Germany’s, though far better than 
Spain’s http://trib.al/XAWPzJn
The unemployment rate for African Americans was twice that of
Germany’s, though far better than Spain’s http://trib.al/XAWPzJn
The rates of inadequate or nonexistent access to health care falls unequally across race and ethnicity.
That precariousness comes into sharper focus when compared to other advanced economies where the risk of being uninsured simply doesn't exist http://trib.al/XAWPzJn
That precariousness comes into sharper focus when compared to other advanced economies where the risk of being uninsured simply doesn't exist http://trib.al/XAWPzJn
Obesity is affected by many forces often out of a person’s control:
Income
Education
Pollution
Prevalence of food deserts http://trib.al/XAWPzJn
IncomeEducationPollutionPrevalence of food deserts http://trib.al/XAWPzJn
The U.S. is the 12th most obese nation in the world. Within this ranking, the racial and ethnic divisions are stark.
U.S. Asians rank better thanSwitzerland, while Black women in the U.S. rank just below the most obese country in the world -- 
Nauru http://trib.al/XAWPzJn
U.S. Asians rank better than
Switzerland, while Black women in the U.S. rank just below the most obese country in the world -- Nauru http://trib.al/XAWPzJn
The inequalities continue to the grave.
While U.S. Hispanic people live longer on average than
Brits or Germans, American Black men have a lower life expectancy than the average 
Latvian or 
Russian person http://trib.al/XAWPzJn
While U.S. Hispanic people live longer on average than
Brits or Germans, American Black men have a lower life expectancy than the average Latvian or Russian person http://trib.al/XAWPzJn
