People queue at a free medical clinic in Wise, Virginia. Fourteen women died per 100,000 live births in the US in 2015 – a similar number to Uruguay and Lebanon. Credit: Pete Marovich/Bloomberg

People queue at a free medical clinic in Wise, Virginia. Fourteen women died per 100,000 live births in the US in 2015 – a similar number to Uruguay and Lebanon.
Credit: Pete Marovich/Bloomberg

The US, the world’s biggest economy, ranks below Kazakhstan and Algeria for gender equality, according to a report showing the countries that offer the most opportunities for girls. (emphasis added)

Niger was named the worst country in the Girls’ Opportunity Index, compiled by Save the Children to mark International Day of the Girl.

The US came 32nd in the index due to its low representation of women in parliament, high teenage pregnancy rates and and its record on maternal deaths. Fourteen women died per 100,000 live births in the US in 2015, a […]

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