U.S , Britain ranked worst in children report
The United States and Britain ranked as the worst places to be a child among 21 wealthy nations, according to a report by UNICEF released Wednesday. The Netherlands was the best, it said, followed by Sweden and Denmark. UNICEF's Innocenti Research Center in Italy ranked the countries in material well-being, health, education, relationships, behaviors and risks, and young people's sense of happiness.
The finding that the children in the richest countries are not necessarily the best-off surprised many, said Marta Santos Pais, the study director. The Czech Republic, for example, ranked above countries with a higher per capita income, such as Austria, France, U.S. and Britain, in part because of a more equal distribution of wealth and higher relative investment in education and public health.
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