 In 1990 the US ranked 12th of the 14 developed countries that were analyzed.However, since that time the rates of every country have steadily continued to improve while the US rate has spiked dramatically.While every other developed nation of the 14 analyzed in 1990 shows a 2017 death rate of less than 10 deaths per every 100,000 live births, the US rate has risen to 26.4.