Is this just a guess, or do you have reason to suspect that the
> medical definition of "birth" is different in Cuba?
Yes, I suspect the definitions are different. Shoulda given my source:
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None of which diminishes Cuba's tremendous successes in infant health. But the statistics for the two countries are not directly comparable. Which I think was Lisa's point, that you need to know all the details in order to be able to judge statistical comparisons.
And, alas, none of which actually has much to do with telecom. So this will be my last post on the subject.