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 26th in mothers’ index

According to the non-governmental organization, Save the Children, the United States ranks twenty-sixth out of forty one highly developed nations in terms of conditions for mothers. Here are the top ten nations in that category:

1. Sweden

2. Iceland

3. Norway

4. New Zealand

5. Australia

6. Denmark

7. Finland

8. Belgium

9. Spain

10. Germany

The U.S. ranks 26th in conditions for mothers

According to the relief organization Save the Children, in the United States ranked twenty-sixth out of forty-one peer nations in terms of “conditions for mothers and children.” Sweden ranked first. The rest of the top ten were Iceland, Norway, New Zealand, Australia, Denmark, Finland, Belgium, Spain, and Germany.