Americans More Likely to Die in ICU Than British

Elderly Americans are 8 times more likely to spend the end of their lives in a hospital intensive care unit than their British peers.

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Definition:	A song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person.
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	54,000 mph
	87,000 mph
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54,000 mph (42.86%)

87,000 mph (28.57%)

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