by Patrick Freyne
“Babyhood: In the period immediately after birth, male children have a higher mortality rate. It’s not quite as bad now because medical treatment is so much better, but in less developed countries there is a difference between girls’ and boys’ survival rates. The infant mortality rate in Ireland is one of the lowest in the world.”
Read the full article: http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/health-family/the-life-span-of-a-man-what-men-worry-about-and-what-they-should-worry-about-1.1826172
