Bangladesh rose by 6 spots to 130, out of the 178
countries, in the State of the
World's Mothers' Index.
State of the World's Mothers' Index is a report, London-based aid agency 'Save
the Children' puts out annually to rank the best and worst places in the world
to be a mother. The agency uses data like health, education, child and maternal
mortality, female political participation to rank the places.
Director, 'Save the Children' in Bangladesh, Michael
Foley told reporters today that Bangladesh has been consistently rising on the
State of the World's Mother's Index with dramatic cuts in child and maternal
mortality rates.
India is at 137th position, while Pakistan occupies
the 147th rank. Nepal is at 116, with Sri Lanka at 89.
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