SED 6 - Mothers all around the world...

[nia_kantorka]

At work I screen lots of medical newsletters on a daily basis. Today I've stumbled over 'The State of the World's Mothers 2015' report. It compares the conditions of/for mothers all around the world (179 countries were included into the stats).

You find data about mother's health, mortality of children (under the age of 5), education, income and the influence women/mothers have in their countries (political status).

The best conditions to live have mothers in
1. Norway
2. Finnland
3. Iceland
4. Denmark
5. Sweden
6. Netherlands
7. Spain
8. Germany
9. Australia
10. Belgium

France takes place 23 in the ranking, the UK #24 and the US #33. And for some other friends who might be interested; Slovenia #15, Austria #11, Slovakia #34 and Bolivia #88. Worst are the conditions for mothers or children in Somalia #179.

It's really intersting though very frightening to learn the absolute numbers here.

Comments

[nia_kantorka]

Haha, you have snacked that blond guy form Iwao, did you? Or is it someone else? Ehm, sorry, got distracted by handsome blondy- not my fault. ;p

Back to the topic. Actually, I think no. 15 is pretty good.

Part of it is probably related to the money that's going into the health care system of every country. But job availability and child caring options are important too.

I was suprised about France, but I have no clue how their health care system works.

In the UK a lot of expensive therapies aren't covered by NHS- National Health Service. I know it for sure about some oncologic treatments (expensive targeted therapies) which were often declined by NICE (National Institut for Health and Care Exellence). NICE judges about such new treatments. If their opinion is negative, you can buy it yourself (impossible for normal people who don't have 5.000-20.000 € to spare every month). I assume it goes for other treatments as well.

[my_thestral]

I suppose in that light 15. place really isn't so bad. I think women's chances of having a career are somewhat limited here, because of being the primary caretakers of kids, but I think most medical procedures are still free - but with incredibly long waiting lists as if they are waiting for people to change their mind or even die waiting. Honestly, it's ghastly. But of course, there's always room for improvement (unless you're from Norway, heh).
Heh, Iwao's icon reminded me of him, but I had my eye for him for quite a while. That's Jordan Sörbom, a Swedish model, and he looks like my vision of Scorpius. :) There's one picture on his instagram, where he's obviously in a company of his friend, I assume another model, and it looks like a date between Jamie Potter and Scorpius Malfoy. :D Gorgeous guy!