U.S Children Fare Worse than Peers in Many Other Countries

A report by the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) released last year, ranks the U.S. the fourth worst in infant mortality rates among 30 member countries in the OECD.  The report also ranked the U.S.:

• 23rd in material well-being,
• 25th in educational well-being,
• 12th in housing and environment,
• 24th in health and safety,
• 15th in risk behaviors, and
• 14th in quality of school life.

Read the report.

Read a summary by CLASP.

Read an article by Birth to Thrive.