The infant mortality rate is closely linked to inadequate nutrition among pregnant women. The U.S. ranks 23rd among industrial nations in infant mortality. African-American infants die at nearly twice the rate of white infants.
http://library.thinkquest.org/C00229...sent/stats.htm
It seems that many American children die before they have a chance to starve. 
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