America's top numbers:

Teen pregnancy rate among developed nations. 53 births/1000 women age 15-19 in 2002. Pregnancy rate 75.4/1000 in 2000, with Nevada & D C the highest, N Dakota the lowest. 80% of teen pregnancies unintentional with 1/3 spontaneous miscarriage, 1/3 aborted, & 1/3 birthed. The Guttmacher Inst attributed the drop from 1990 rates to 25% abstinence education, 75% contraception

Abortion Rate among "Free" Nations. PR China 1971-2008 323 mil, USSR/Russia 1922-2008 337 mil, USA 1926-2008 50 mil. Caveat - it is estimated that Japan reports only half of its abortions, if this is true, then it beats USA among free nations 1949-2008 67.6 mil

Number of Citizens in jail. In 2009 USA 2.3 mil incarcerated 737/100,000, China 1.5 mil inc, Russia 920,000 inc 611/100,000, St Kitts & Nevis 547/100,000. The US has 5% of the world's population and 25% of its incarcerated population with Texas leading the country*. USA rate is 8 times Italy, France, UK, Spain, and Australia combined, 15 times Japans incarceration rate. By year-end 2007 7.2 mil citizens were in jail, on parole, or on probation, start of 2008 more than 1/100 were in jail.

*If Texas were a country it would have the highest incarceration rate in the world, just its non-violent incarceration population is 2nd highest inc rate in the USA & higher than the whole prison pop of the UK or New York

Obesity rate. USA 2009 30.6%, Mexico 24.2%, UK 23%

Health Care costs. 2007 16% of our GDP, $1.9 trillion/yr, 44% higher than #2 Sweden, 134% higher than average of OECD nations (John Hopkins & CFR website). It is estimated that it will be 25% by 2025 (US Bureau of Labor). At 12% it is most expensive benefit payed by US employers, GM spent $5.6 bil in 2006 adding $1500-2000/vehicle

Preventable Deaths through Health-care. 2002-03 110/100,000, beaten by Portugal 104, Ireland & UK 103, Denmark 101, N. Zealand 96, Finland 93, Germany 90, Austria & Greece 84, Sweden & Netherlands 82, Norway 80, Canada 77, Italy & Spain 74, Australia & Japan 71, France 65 (The Commonwealth Fund reported in Jan/Feb 2008 issue of Health Affairs  Bethesda MD)