tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post4403810825774860070..comments2024-03-29T03:57:26.974-04:00Comments on Grim's Hall: Other than that, though, what's wrong with Venezuela?Grimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-48097618198376853332012-10-09T22:09:32.809-04:002012-10-09T22:09:32.809-04:00Doesn't the word "undeniable" always...Doesn't the word "undeniable" always seem to mean "I am looking at only part of the evidence?"Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-12629363145441115052012-10-08T13:23:25.641-04:002012-10-08T13:23:25.641-04:00PSF [Pendejo Sin Frontera] quoted:
Increased acces...PSF [Pendejo Sin Frontera] quoted:<br /><i>Increased access to medical care, particularly through community clinics staffed by Cuban physicians, has led to a decline in infant mortality from 20 deaths per 1,000 live births to 13 deaths per 1,000.</i><br /><br />Unfortunately for that argument, the rest of Latin America has made better progress than Venezuela in reducing infant mortality during that time. <br /><br />Country Name 1999 2011<br />Venezuela, RB 20 13<br />Latin America & Caribbean (all income levels) 29 16<br /> <br /><br />In absolute numbers , from 1999-2011, Venezuela reduced its infant mortality by 7 per thousand. During the same time, Latin America and the Caribbean reduced infant mortality by 13 per thousand. From 1999-2011, Venezuela reduced its infant mortality by 35%. During the same time, Latin America & the Caribbean reduced infant mortality by 45% - the vast majority of whom did not have access to "community clinics staffed by Cuban physicians."<br /><br />In 1999 infant mortality in Latin America & the Caribbean was 45% higher than infant mortality in Venezuela. In 2011, Latin America's infant mortality was only 23% higher than Venezuela's. In absolute numbers, the difference between Latin America's and Venezuela's infant mortality was reduced from 9 to 3 from 21999 to 2011.<br />These figures are not a ringing endorsement for "community clinics staffed by Cuban physicians" in Venezuela as a superior model for health care delivery.<br /><br />Data from <a href="http://data.worldbank.org/data-catalog/world-development-indicators" rel="nofollow">World Development Indicators Databank (World Bank) </a>.<br /><br />Regarding the change in Venezuela per capita income, that can be explained by the rise in the price of oil.Gringonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-19591284342309842602012-10-08T11:44:51.575-04:002012-10-08T11:44:51.575-04:00"...intimidated by high-tech polling machines..."...intimidated by high-tech polling machines that read their fingerprints; polls show that they suspect their votes will not be secret."<br /><br />The hell you say!<br /><br />When I was an undergrad we had "secret" student evaluation forms that required your social security number. Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.com