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The Best And Worst Places To Be A Kid

A new report delivers familiar — but important — data about the nature of childhood around the world.
Children on the North Cape in Norway live in one of the top countries for kids, according to a Save the Children report. Norway is tied with Slovenia for the top spot. / Jekaterina Nikitina / Getty Images

A recent report from Save the Children documents what many people have known for a long time — a baby is far better off being born in Europe than in sub-Saharan Africa.

It's a point that has been made before. "But it's important that Save the Children and others keep bringing, the director of international programs at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

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