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Country Women’s Index Children’s Index Rankings
Lifetime risk
of maternal
mortality
(1 in number
stated)
Percent of
women using
modern
contraception
Health Status Education Political
Status Status
Children’s Status
Percent
of births
attended
by trained
personnel
Percent of
pregnant
women with
anemia
Adult female
literacy rate
(percent)
Participation
of women
in national
government
(% of seats
held by
women)
Infant
mortality
rate
(per 1,000
live births)
Gross primary
enrollment
ratio
(expressed as
a percent)
Percent of
population
with access to
safe water
Percent of
children under
age 5 suffering
from moderate
or severe
nutritional
wasting
Indonesia 150 55 68 51 83 12 31 111 78 57 68 93
Iran, Islamic Republic of 370 56 90 17 70 x 3 33 92 93 5 59 75 70
Israel 1,800 52 99 x 93 15 5 113 100 19 28 32
Jamaica 380 63 95 53 91 14 17 101 93 2 27 42 30
Japan 6,000 51 100 99 9 3 101 100 14 20 1
Jordan 450 39 100 50 86 8 23 99 91 2 41 66 38
Kazakhstan 190 53 99 27 99 10 63 99 86 2 26 34 67
Kenya 19 32 41 35 79 7 79 96 62 6 73 79 119
Korea, Republic of 2,800 67 100 97 z 13 5 104x 92 16 24 29
Kuwait 6,000 41 98 40 81 0 8 94 11 57 69 98
Lao, People’s Democratic Republic of 25 29 19 62 56 23 82 115 43 15 87 87 153
Lebanon 240 37 89 49 81 z 2 27 103 100 3 55 77 32
Lesotho 32 30 60 7 90 17 63 124 76 5 52 43 112
Madagascar 26 12 46 74 61 z 6 78 104 45 14 92 99 146
Malawi 7 26 61 55 49 15 112 146 67 5 87 92 149
Malaysia 660 30 97 56 85 13 7 95 95 41 63 34
Maldives 140 70 20 97 6 55 125 84 13 65 50 129
Mali 10 6 41 58 12 x 10 122 57 48 11 109 117 164
Mauritania 14 5 57 24 31 4 120 86 56 13 104 109 155
Mauritius 1,700 49 99 29 81 6 16 106 100 14 50 61 93
Mexico 370 58 86 27 89 21 23 110 91 2 20 28 47
Moldova, Republic of 1,500 43 99 20 99 13 26 85 92 3 20 26 67
Mongolia 300 54 99 45 98 7 56 99 62 6 43 44 104
Morocco 120 42 40 45 38 6 36 107 80 4 81 108 73
Mozambique 14 5 48 55 31 30 109 99 42 4 90 96 131
Namibia 54 26 78 16 83 20 48 106 80 9 49 47 100
Nepal 24 35 11 68 26 6 61 122 84 10 103 115 124
Netherlands 3,500 76 100 99 36 5 108 100 6 6 11
Nicaragua 88 66 67 36 77 21 30 105 81 2 40 52 58
Nigeria 18 9 35 55 59 5 98 96 60 9 84 101 134
Norway 2,900 69 100 x 99 36 3 101 100 7 8 1
Pakistan 31 20 23 37 29 x 21 81 73x 90 13 97 105 140
Panama 210 54 90 92 17 18 110 91 1 22 36 36
Papua New Guinea 62 20 53 16 58 z 1 69 73 39 87 92 156
Paraguay 120 48 71 44 90 10 25 112 83 47 58 77
Peru 73 50 59 29 80 18 26 120 81 1 47 56 73
Philippines 120 28 60 50 93 15 27 112 85 6 52 58 84
Russian Federation 1,000 99 30 100 8 16 114 96 4 25 37 57
Rwanda 10 4 31 63 45 118 117 73 6 74 71 129
Saudi Arabia 610 29 91 16 70 0 22 67 11 76 81 137
Senegal 22 8 58 26 30 19 78 75 72 8 91 99 136
Sri Lanka 430 44 97 39 90 5 13 112x 78 14 59 58 111
Sudan 30 7 86 x 36 49 10 63 59 69 86 91 150
Swaziland 49 26 70 80 17 105 100 52 1 70 70 113
Sweden 29,800 72 100 x 99 45 3 110 100 1 1 17
Mothers’
Index
Rank
(out of
110
countries)*
Women’s
Index
Rank
(out of
118
countries)*
Children’s
Index
Rank
(out of
170
countries)*