Armenia ranked 95th in State of the World’s Mothers report

PanARMENIAN.Net - The humanitarian organization Save the Children has released its annual State of the World’s Mothers report. It says despite much progress being made in reducing maternal and child deaths, every year, three million babies die within the first month of life. Many just live a few hours, Voice of America (VOA) reported.

Of the 176 countries that are ranked in the Mothers Index, DRC is at the very bottom.

Rounding out the bottom 10 are Somalia, Sierra Leone, Mali, Niger, Central African The State of the World’s Mothers report lists Finland as the top country for mothers and newborns. It’s followed by Sweden, Norway, Iceland, the Netherlands, Denmark, Spain, Belgium, Germany and Australia. The top 10 are credited with high levels of support and respect for women. Republic, Gambia, Nigeria, Chad and Ivory Coast.

In fact, the United States leads industrialized countries in first day deaths for newborns, followed by Canada and Switzerland.

As for the major emerging economies – the so-called BRICS nations – the 2013 Mother’s Index ranks Brazil 78th and Russia 59th. India is in the 142nd position, while China is 68th and South Africa 78th.

Armenia ranked 95th in the list, Georgia- 94th, Azerbaijan-98th, Turkmenistan- 99th.