Earlier this month, we profiled the 30 best places in the world to be a mother — those countries where women are given the social, economic and educational tools to build the best possible lives for their children. But it's also important to take a closer look at areas of the world where mothers aren't so lucky.

According to the 2013 State of the World's Mothers report, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is the most challenging place in the world to be a mother, followed by Somalia and Sierra Leone. In the DRC, the lifetime risk of maternal death is one in 30, and one in six children will die before his or her 5th birthday.

The report, which evaluated 176 countries on the basis of maternal health, child mortality, educational status, economic status and political status, also underscores vast regional disparities. The 10 toughest places to be a mother are all in Sub-Saharan Africa, where women are nearly 120 times as likely to die in pregnancy or childbirth as they are in industrialized countries.

Check out the slideshow for more information on the 10 most challenging places to be a mom, and visit Save the Children to find out how you can help accelerate progress in the health and well-being of mothers and their children.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/03/jnj-challenging-places-world-mother_n_3333150.html

10 Worst Places to be a Mom

1. D.R. Congo
• Lifetime risk of maternal death is one in 30
• One in six children will die before his or her 5th birthday
• Less than nine years of formal schooling is expected

2. Somalia - 2.4 years of formal schooling expected

3. Sierra Leone - Risk of maternal death: 1 in 23

4. Mali - 1 in 6 kids will die before 5th birthday

5. Niger - 5.3 years of formal schooling expected

6. Central African Republic - 1 in 6 kids will die before 5th birthday

7. Gambia

8. Nigeria - Risk of maternal death 1 in 29

9. Chad - risk of maternal death 1 in 15

10. Cote d'Ivoire - 1 in 9 kids will die before 5th birthday

Shame on all African leaders. Their only pre-occupation is to embezzle so much money that even their 4th generation won't be able to finish spending.

Double shame on Nigerian leaders. With all our god-given resources, we have no business being classed along with some of these countries who haven't got a fraction of our wealth.

Hmmm, maybe thats why my mama vex go die..
Nawa o, se na everything this people dey see..? Make we talk truth, na true them dey talk jor.

I am not doubting them,but i would really like to know how they got their stat.
Who & who did they consult?

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Most countries in Sub-Saharan Africa are not on-track to meet the MDG sanitation target: Why do these governments continue to let their children die in such large numbers from preventable sanitation-related diseases like diarrhoea?

solomon111: I am not doubting them,but i would really like to know how they got their stat.
Who & who did they consult?

You can read the entire report at this site: http://www.savethechildren.org/site/c.8rKLIXMGIpI4E/b.8585863/k.9F31/State_of_the_Worlds_Mothers.htm?msource=wenlpstw0513

I'm sure it has what you seek

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Most countries in Sub-Saharan Africa are not on-track to meet the MDG sanitation target: Why do these governments continue to let their children die in such large numbers from preventable sanitation-related diseases like diarrhoea?

Greed, incompetence, cluelessness, mediocrity,.... There are endless reasons, none of it defensible