Is life in the US so much better than that in "old europe" countries such as Greece, France? Depends on what you mean by life.



Infant Mortality Rate: deaths/1,000 live births

country	total population	male	female
US	6.63	7.31	5.91
Greece	5.63	6.19	5.04
France	4.31	4.83	3.78

Life Expectency

country	total population	male	female
US	77.43	74.63	80.36
Greece	78.94	76.44	81.59
France	79.44	75.8	83.27

Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

country	total population	male	female
US	97	97	97
Greece	97.5	98.6	96.5
France	99	99	99

GDP/Capita

country	GDP
US	$37,800
Greece	$20,000
France	$27,600