The U.S. ranks 6th in lowest mean age of women at the time of thier first child’s birth

According to the OECD, the United States mean age of women who are having their first child is 25.00 years old. That’s enough for the U.S. to rank sixth in that category. Mexico ranks first with a mean age of 21.30 years old.

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Mark Rice note: The U.S. does not rank 6th in the world; it ranks 6th among the OECD nations.

The U.S. ranks 1st in suppy of cocoa beans

According to FAOstat, the United States used about 796318.03 tonnes of cocoa beans, or 19.15% of the world’s cocoa beans. That’s enough for the U.S. to rank first in that category.

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The U.S. ranks 15th in green bean production

According to the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, in 2009 the United States produced 43,570 tonnes of green beans, or 1% of the world’s total green bean production.  This was enough to make the United States rank fifteenth in that category.  China ranks first, producing 2,616,748 tonnes, or 48% of the world total.

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The U.S. ranks 1st in oil consumption

According to the CIA Worldfact Book, in 2009 the United States used about 18.69 million barrels of oil per day. That’s enough for the U.S. rank first in that category.

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The U.S. ranks 1st in hops

According to data from FAOstat in 2009, the United States produced 42,945 tonnes of hops, or 31.4% of the world’s total hop supply. That is enough for the United States to rank first in that category.

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The U.S. ranks 2nd in oranges

According to data from FAOstat in 2009, the United States produced 8,280,780 tonnes of oranges, or 16.37% of the world’s total orange supply. That is enough for the United States to rank second in that category. Brazil ranked first, producing 18,340,240 tonnes, or 36.25% of the world total.

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The U.S. ranks 3rd in tobacco

According to data from FAOstat in 2009, the United States produced 373,440 tonnes of tobacco, or 7.7% of the world’s tobacco supply. That is enough for the United States to rank third in that category. China ranked first, producing 3,001,725 tonnes, or 62.3% of the world total.

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The U.S. ranks 34th in Children’s Index

According to the Save the Children publication, State of the World’s Mothers 2010, the United States ranks thirty-fourth out of forty-three “more developed countries” in the “Children’s Index”ranking. The top ten countries are:

1. Sweden
2. Italy
3. Germany
4. France
5. Austria
6. Iceland
7. Japan (tied with Iceland)
8. Portugal
9. Luxembourg
10. Norway (tied with Luxembourg)

The U.S. ranks 23rd in Women’s Index

According to Save the Children’s publication, State of the World’s Mothers 2010, the United States ranks twenty-third out of forty-three “more developed countries” in the “Women’s Index” ranking. The top ten countries are:

1. Australia
2. Norway
3. New Zealand
4. Denmark
5. Iceland
6. Finland
7. Sweden
8. Ireland
9. Netherlands
10. United Kingdom

The U.S. ranks 28th in Mothers’ Index

According to Save the Children’s publication, State of the World’s Mothers 2010, the United States ranks twentieth eighth out of forty-three “more developed countries” in its “Mothers’ Index” ranking. The top ten countries are:

1. Norway
2. Australia
3. Iceland
4. Sweden
5. Denmark
6. New Zealand
7. Finland
8. Netherlands
9. Belgium
10. Germany (tie with Belgium)