February 16, 2007
Child poverty in perspective: An overview of child well-being in rich countries
Main findings
- The Netherlands heads the table of overall child wellbeing, ranking in the top 10 for all six dimensions of child well-being covered by this report.
- European countries dominate the top half of the overall
league table, with Northern European countries claiming the top four places.
- All countries have weaknesses that need to be addressed and no country features in the top third of the rankings for all six dimensions of child well-being (though the Netherlands and Sweden come close to doing so).
- The United Kingdom and the United States find themselves in the bottom third of the rankings for five of the six dimensions reviewed.