LONDON (TrustLaw) - Niger was named the worst place to be a mother in the world, and Norway the best, in a report published by Save the Children on Tuesday.
Here are the top 10 and bottom 10 rankings from its "State of the World's Mothers" index:
Top 10 - Best places to be a mother
1. Norway
2. Iceland
3. Sweden
4. New Zealand
5. Denmark
6. Finland
7. Australia
8. Belgium
9. Ireland
10. Netherlands/United Kingdom
Bottom 10 - Worst places to be a mother
156. Democratic Republic of Congo
156. South Sudan
156. Sudan
159. Chad
160. Eritrea
161. Mali
162. Guinea-Bissau
163. Yemen
164. Afghanistan
165. Niger
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