Reply #7: British and US children, among worst off in industrialized world

[Judi Lynn]

UNICEF REPORT
British and US children, among worst off in industrialized world
02/14/2007

British and American children are among the worst off in the industrialized world, according to a U.N. report Wednesday that ranked the two countries at the bottom of 21 nations for children's well-being.

Britain came in last place, only slightly behind the U.S., in the UNICEF report, which measured well-being by six categories: material wealth, health and safety, education, peer and family relationships, behaviors and risks, and young people's own subjective sense of well-being.

"The United Kingdom and the United States find themselves in the bottom third of the rankings for five of the six dimensions reviewed," UNICEF said in a summary to the report, titled 'Child Well-Being in Rich Countries.'

The U.S. was last among the 21 nations for health and safety, while Britain was last in two categories _ family and peer relationships and behaviors and risks. The Netherlands topped the list, placing in the top 10 for all six categories studied.
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http://www.eitb24.com/new/en/B24_34808/life/UNICEF-REPORT-British-and-US-children-among-worst-off-in/