Fact #3: The US is the only country that has not ratified the
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. (source: ACLU)
Fact #3: The US is the only country that has not ratified the
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. (source: ACLU)
Fact #4: The US is the only high-income country that does not guarantee health coverage.
Source: Commonwealthfund / OECD
Fact #4: The US is the only high-income country that does not guarantee health coverage.
Source: Commonwealthfund / OECD
Fact #5: The US leads the world in mass shootings, with a reported 109 events during the period 2000-2022. Canada had 4.
Top countries from World Population Review (Rockefeller):
Fact #5: The US leads the world in mass shootings, with a reported 109 events during the period 2000-2022. Canada had 4.
Top countries from World Population Review (Rockefeller):
Fact #13: The US has the highest rate of infant and maternal deaths among the high income OECD countries.
source: commonwealth fund, OECD health statistics
Fact #13: The US has the highest rate of infant and maternal deaths among the high income OECD countries.
source: commonwealth fund, OECD health statistics
Fact #6: The 2017 Small Arms Survey estimated that 393,347,000 firearms are in US civilian hands. That's 120.5 firearms per 100 persons.
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Fact #6: The 2017 Small Arms Survey estimated that 393,347,000 firearms are in US civilian hands. That's 120.5 firearms per 100 persons.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_A...
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Fact #12: "In 2020, firearm deaths became the leading cause of death among children and youth in the US."
- JAMA (see link at Fact #11)
Fact #12: "In 2020, firearm deaths became the leading cause of death among children and youth in the US."
- JAMA (see link at Fact #11)
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Fact #7: "99% of the [Fentanyl] pills and 97% of the powder were found along the border with Mexico; by comparison, large seizures along the Canadian border are relatively rare."
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Fact #7: "99% of the [Fentanyl] pills and 97% of the powder were found along the border with Mexico; by comparison, large seizures along the Canadian border are relatively rare."
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Fact #8: Americans spent USD $12,555 per capita on health in 2022. That is 2.5x the average of the OECD highest income countries and 2x the spending in Canada.
Source: OECD
www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
Fact #8: Americans spent USD $12,555 per capita on health in 2022. That is 2.5x the average of the OECD highest income countries and 2x the spending in Canada.
Source: OECD
www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
Fact #9: Among OECD's high income countries, the US has the highest health spending per capita and at the same time has fallen behind on life expectancy. The best performing countries include Canada and are in the upper left.
Source: NYT
Fact #9: Among OECD's high income countries, the US has the highest health spending per capita and at the same time has fallen behind on life expectancy. The best performing countries include Canada and are in the upper left.
Source: NYT
Fact #10: The US had the highest reported covid death rate among high-income (OECD) countries, edging past the UK. The rate was 2.5 times higher than Canada.
source: Chart Commonwealthfund/data OWID Jan 2020- Jan 2023
Fact #10: The US had the highest reported covid death rate among high-income (OECD) countries, edging past the UK. The rate was 2.5 times higher than Canada.
source: Chart Commonwealthfund/data OWID Jan 2020- Jan 2023
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Fact #15: The US has an average work week of 36.1 hours, compared to 32.3 for Canada. That puts the US closer to eastern Europe, Russia, and Brazil while Canada is closer to western Europe, Japan, and Australia.
source: worldpopulationreview 2025
Fact #15: The US has an average work week of 36.1 hours, compared to 32.3 for Canada. That puts the US closer to eastern Europe, Russia, and Brazil while Canada is closer to western Europe, Japan, and Australia.
source: worldpopulationreview 2025
Fact #14: The US stands apart from G7 countries with a homicide rate of 5.76 per 100,000 in 2023. That is almost three times higher than the next country, Canada (1.98).
source: Statista
Fact #14: The US stands apart from G7 countries with a homicide rate of 5.76 per 100,000 in 2023. That is almost three times higher than the next country, Canada (1.98).
source: Statista
Fact #11: From 2007 to 2022, US children aged 1-19 were 1.8x more likely to die than children in other high-income countries including 15x more likely to die by firearms and 2x more often in car accidents.
source: JAMA
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Fact #11: From 2007 to 2022, US children aged 1-19 were 1.8x more likely to die than children in other high-income countries including 15x more likely to die by firearms and 2x more often in car accidents.
source: JAMA
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
For a deeper explanation on what constitutes "death by assault", search assault at this site.
icd.who.int/browse10/201...
For a deeper explanation on what constitutes "death by assault", search assault at this site.
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