Best/Worst Places to Be a Mother

07/08/2008

Best/Worst Places to Be a Mother

The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just.
Abraham Lincoln

Every year Save the Children-USA prepares a Mothers' Index. Using the latest data on health, nutrition, education, and political participation, the Index ranks 146 nations to show where mothers and children fare best and where they face the greatest hardship. In State of the World's Mothers 2008, the ten countries ranked highest and lowest in the Index were...

Best Countries for Mothers and Children
1. Sweden
2. Norway
3. Iceland
4. New Zealand
5. Denmark
6. Australia
7. Finland
8. Ireland
9. Germany
10. France

Worst Countries for Mothers and Children
137. Ethiopia
138. Mali
139. Djibouti
140. Eritrea
141. Guinea-Bissau
142. Angola
143. Sierra Leone
144. Yemen
145. Chad
146. Niger

Note: The USA ranks #27.

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