And, sources for those of you interested:<\/p>\n
Life expectancy: Study: U.S. Slipping Down Life Expectancy Rankings<\/a>, Life Expectancy Wiki<\/a><\/p>\n
Freedom of the Press index<\/a> as reported by Reporters Sans Fronti\u00e8res<\/p>\n
Internet Speed: US ranks 28th in Internet connection speed<\/a> and World Results by Speedtest.net<\/a><\/p>\n
Corruption Perception Index<\/a>, Also reported by Transparency International<\/a><\/p>\n
Quality \/ efficiency of education<\/a><\/p>\n
Cell Phones Per Capita: Nation Master<\/a><\/p>\n
Child Mortality Rates: Reported by the UN<\/a><\/p>\n
Health Care Rankings done by the World Health Organization<\/a> (WHO)<\/p>\n
See Also:<\/strong> Ranking 37th \u2014 Measuring the Performance of the U.S. Health Care System<\/a>, Chart Of The Day<\/a>, Ron Paul: The SEC is a Total Failure and Part of the Problem<\/a>, Social Security, the Military Budget and Wall Street<\/a>, BBC News Worldwide Poll: Global Views Of US Improve<\/a>, \u2018Education Is a Right\u2019: The New Gateway Drug<\/a>, Why It\u2019s Time To Fix The Tax System<\/a>, Has America Really Become Economically Unfree?<\/a>, America: Economically Unfree?<\/a>, If America had $100 and 100 people…<\/a>, and The Moral Urgency of Obesity<\/a>.<\/p>\n