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The following are links to some international rankings of the United States .
(Date ranges indicate different countries were sampled in different years.)
As of 2015 [update] , the Maternal mortality ratio was 46th lowest out of the countries ranked. (See Maternal mortality in the United States.)
Among wealthy nations, a study on 2016 data found the United States ranked first for child deaths by automobile accident and firearm, with overall child mortality 57% higher in the U.S. than other high-income countries, although traffic deaths were decreasing. [11]
As of 2017 [update] , the United States life expectancy is 79.8 years at birth, ranking 42nd among 224 nations. [12]