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[–]hennaojichan 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

The real reason is because the US has no national health care insurance and is ranked twentieth in the world for health care. Whatever your citizenship, if you're in France—for example—and require medical care, everything is taken care of with no charge to you. Not so in the US whether you're a citizen or not.

[–]jet199 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

Nope the real reason is obesity.

If it was just a healthcare issue their wouldn't be a racial discrepancy.

You'll likely find France has similar differences in deaths of pregnant women between ethnic groups.

Diabetes and high blood pressure during pregnancy are killers. White people can generally be fatter before they start experiencing such health issues.

[–]hennaojichan 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I was not referring to the quality of care available or the amount of obesity in the population but the fact that in the US many people simply cannot afford to visit a doctor for every minor complaint, some of which will develop into something serious. BTW, I chose France at random because I know about their situation. I know obesity is a serious problem in the US but perhaps we are talking at cross purposes. Let me give you an example from this country where everyone who works pays a portion of their wages toward national health or are supposed to. If I go to a doc for some simple problem like insomnia, I will pay about USD $10 and the meds will be about the same. I don't know what that would cost in the US for someone with no insurance but would guess something like $80+. If that is correct then you will see my point. Of course if you need a major procedure done, it will cost more but those under under 70 years are paying only 30% of what the doc bills to the government. People over 70 pay only 20%.