Infant Mortality at Record Low, Cuba Says
From Reuters
HAVANA —
Cuba’s infant mortality rate has dropped to 12 per 1,000 live births, its lowest level ever and one of the 20 lowest in the world, the state-run Prensa Latina news agency said Tuesday.
Infant mortality was 60 per 1,000 in 1959, when the average life expectancy of a Cuban was 50 years compared with 74 now. Health care has been one of the priorities of the Cuban revolution, which marks its 30th anniversary this week.
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