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Two indications of overall quality of life. Not always, but not bad, either.
The US is 28th in the world in infant mortality. Now, I know that in the US there is an attempt to bring some pretty shaky pregnancies to term, but 28th is a ways down the list.
Sweden - infant mortality, 3.47, life expectancy, 79.71
United States infant mortality, 6.76, life expectancy, 77.26
Infant Mortality and Life Expectancy for Selected Countries, 2001