Damned Lies and Maternal Deaths

Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Here's a fascinating look at how statistics can deceive if the underlying data is unreliable. Does the U.S. have the highest rate of maternal deaths among rich countries? It looks like it. The rate is almost five times higher than Britain. Lies, damned lies, and Dead Wrong . Find out why that argument doesn't exactly check all the boxes with Free To Choose Media Executive Editor and Cato Institute Senior Fellow Johan Norberg.