  Armenia beats Georgia, Azerbaijan in WEF's health index October 4, 2016 - 13:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia beat Georgia, Russia and Azerbaijan to rank the 69th in the Health index of the Global Competitiveness Report. Nestled within the massive survey, the World Economic Forum released the sub-index with scores ranging from 1 (extremely poor) to 7 (extremely good). With an overall score of 6.5, however, Armenia lags behind Turkey (58th spot) and Iran (63rd). Residents of Japan, Spain and Italy are the healthiest ones, the report said, while DR Congo, Sierra Leone and Mozambique were listed as extremely inefficient in providing health-related services. Given the infant (children aged 0–12 months) mortality rate per 1,000 live births, Armenia took the 71th spot, right behind Saudi Arabia. In another index, Armenia is placed the 68th with 74.7 years of life expectancy at birth, closely followed by Georgia. The Global Competitiveness Report assesses the competitiveness landscape of 138 economies, providing insight into the drivers of their productivity and prosperity.   Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said.   Partner news |  Latest news Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months  The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan.Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem."U.S. still believes “peace is possible” between Armenia, Azerbaijan The United States continues to believe that peace is possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Vedant Patel says.Family of Ilham Aliyev’s security chief owns vast property in UK As head of security for Azerbaijan’s president, Eyyubov is closely trusted by one of the world’s most authoritarian leaders. |
