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An Overview of Child Well-Being in Rich Countries: A Comprehensive Assessment of the Lives and Well-Being of Children and Adolescents in the Economically Advanced Nations


  Author: UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre
Publisher: UNICEF
Publication: Innocenti Report Cards (7)
Document Date:                  February 14, 2007
Category: Family Economics > Impact of Geographic Location
Related Categories:
Children > Child Welfare
Crime And Violence > Child Abuse/Neglect
Education > Academic Performance/Achievement
Family Economics > Child Poverty
Family Relations > Parent/Adult Child Relations
Family Structure > Impact of Family Structure on Children
 

This report measured child well-being in 21 OECD countries by examining children’s overall health and safety, education, peer and family relationships, behaviours and risks, and young people’s own subjective sense of well-being.  According to these dimensions, the report ranked the Netherlands at the top and Canada 12th with the U.K. and the U.S. finishing 20th and 21st respectively, for overall child well-being.

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