Infant mortality rate

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'''Infant mortality''' refers to the number of deaths per 1,000 infants (1 year old or below) in any given nation. It is considered one of several indicators of a nations industrial and social development.

==Global infant mortality rankings==

All information courtesy of the CIA World Factbook.

Currently, the world's highest infant mortality rates exist in [[Angola]], [[Sierra Leone]], and [[Afghanistan]], while the lowest rate is in the nation of [[Singapore]]. The rate within the [[United States]] currently stands at or around 6.3 deaths per 1,000 births, placing it at 46th on the list, behind [[Guam]] but ahead of the [[Faroe Islands]]. The American mortality rate is inflated by three significant factors; firstly the US measures all infants that show any sings of life as live births, versus waiting 5 minutes or 1 hour before considering a birth live, secondly illegal immigrants have much higher rates of infant mortality and their inclusion in the numbers raises them significantly, thirdly religious opposition to [[abortion]] means that more high risk pregnancies are carried to term. Without these compounding factors the US would be near the top of the list.

Cowardice

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'''Cowardice''' is lack of resolve, fortitude, or bravery. A coward is typically seen as being intrinsically weak. Cowardice is not the same as fear, a lack of fear is not bravery it is stupidity, a coward simply does not know how to deal with their fear like a whole, complete, regular adult person. <ref>[http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/239709/am_i_a_coward_for_having_fear.html?cat=9 Am I a coward for having fear?] Associated Content, Retrieved Sept 17th 2011</ref> As a result of their inability to deal with challenging situations a variety of coping mechanisms. A coward will typically show a lot of false courage, and braggadocio, but when confronted will respond first with dishonesty, and then slink away. A coward will often invent excuses for avoiding conflict, a wide open schedule will suddenly become full, an acceptable medium for communication will suddenly become unacceptable, an acceptable opponent will become untouchable for some minor reason. <ref>[http://www.ehow.com/info_8544298_signs-coward.html Signs of a coward] eHow, Retrieved Sept 17th 2011</ref>

== See also ==

*[[Atheism and cowardice]]

== References ==

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[[Category: Morality]]

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