According to Save the Children's 14th Mothers' Index., African countries filled the bottom 10 out of 176 and Nigeria ranked 169 place in the world.
Finland top the table ...chai
The index, part of the group's annual State of the World's Mothers report, is intended to illustrate the link between maternal and child well-being. Each year, nearly three million babies die within their first month of life -- more than a third die on their day of birth -- and 287,000 women die from pregnancy or childbirth, according to the report.
Top 10
1. Finland
2. Sweden
3. Norway
4. Iceland
5. Netherlands
6. Denmark
7. Spain
8. Belgium
9. Germany
10. Australia
Bottom 10
167. Cote d'Ivoire
168. Chad
169. Nigeria
170. Gambia
171. Central African Republic
172. Niger
173. Mali
174. Sierra Leone
175. Somalia
176. Democratic Republic of the Congo
The index ranked countries according to five indicators of a mother's well-being:
1, Maternal health (the risk of maternal mortality);
2, Children's well-being (the mortality rate of children under five);
3, Educational status (number of years of formal schooling a woman receives);
4, Economic status (gross national income per capita); and
5, Political status (the participation of women in national government).
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