24 Countries, Including Socialist Nations, Top U.S. As Best Place to Be a Mother

The United States is ranked 25th among 165 countries as the best place to be a mother, with the country of Norway topping the list, according to the State of the World’s Mothers 2012 report, compiled by the non-profit group Save the Children.

Number two and three on the list are Iceland and Sweden, while Niger replaces Afghanistan as the worst place for mothers and children for the first time in two years.

New Zealand, Denmark, Finland, Australia, Belgium, Ireland, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Germany, Slovenia, France, Portugal, Spain, Estonia, Switzerland, Canada, Greece, Italy, Hungary, Lithuania, and Belarus, respectively, all scored higher than the U.S. The U.S. was ranked 31st last year.

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