shocking? not really

cnn.com reports: U.S. has second worst newborn death rate in modern world, report says

at first i thought to myself, "how can that be?" then, i thought really hard and wondered if it has anything to do with our healthcare system. hmmm, let's see. oh, minorities are affected most. why could that be? healthcare? oh, here it is (18 "paragraphs" into the article):

Tinker said Japan was among a number of nations highly ranked mainly because they offer free health services for pregnant women and babies, while the United States suffers from disparities in access to health care.