Povert & Health and Death rates

New studies from Britian and Michigan add further proof that poverty itself is a cause of some of the most serious hardships faced by the poor, both damaging their health and limiting their opportunities to create better lives.
Earlier studies reported in the Monitor showed that poverty is an birth risk with infant mortality 60 percent higher than average, and that poverty and early learning opportunities -- not race -- also account for the IQ gap touted in books such as "The Bell Curve." The new research papers found that poverty is a major cause of mental illness and also leads to early death.


Death rates are higher in cities where the gap between rich and poor is wide, than in cities with more equitable income distribution, regardless of per capita income levels, according to results of a new study.

Source: http:// albionmonitor.com/9808a/povertydeath.html