What's the best country in the world to raise a child? If a well developed public education system tops your list, you'd likely consider the United States -- it took the top spot in education in this year's Best Countries Report, done annually since 2016 by U.S. News & World Report and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
But if you factor in such qualities as safety, gender equality, green living, family friendly laws and human rights, you'd look elsewhere. Child raising is just one of several categories listed in the survey. Nearly all toddlers, and the majority of babies, eat too much added sugar in the US, study saysTop marks went to Denmark, Sweden and Norway, a typical trend.
Love the US and raised (and still raising) my children here. Don’t like the opportunities, please go elsewhere because it’s your nastiness and negativity that ruins it for not just the children. 🇺🇸❤️
Sure Denmark Sweden and Norway where the rape rate went up 75% due to opening up their borders....I'm sure that's accurate 👍👍
Those top three countries use Democratic Socialism as their form of government! We will fight hard for that to make our country better!
America is good at many other things. America is not a socialist country with free stuff and handouts. America is the land of opportunity
OdeyIdiku Las las na scam. Naija no dey carry last.
MOVE THEN and HURRY!
Don’t tell Guardian readers, Lefties or 💧s. They think Australia is stuffed.
Lmao who even suggested America?
America is an awful place to raise a child—but great if you want mass shootings or no health care or white supremacy. Lots of Americans want that. The rest of us need to take our children elsewhere
Why are y’all surprised.. America doesn’t even have healthcare
Wow what a surprise. A country where giving birth or minor health problems can get you bankrupt, where college tuition is insanely high and public schools are chronically underfunded is not good to raise a child?
Definitely... silent achievers 👏🏼
All high taxation, high public spending places.
Considering it costs like $10k just to pop a kid out in the US, I think literally no one is shocked. Also, please stop breeding. Everyone.
Theres a flight every thirty minutes
Where the people are more white...no way. This is racist propaganda!
And this is a surprise because...?
Excelente artículo. A mi criterio, creo que depende de la familia. En estos tiempos está escasa la enseñanza en valores. Debemos luchar para formar personas que contribuyan a una mejor sociedad.
iran is the best
I totally disagree! Greatest country in the world!
No surprises there.....
Seems pretty racist to me, what do all these countries have in common?
PaulHBeckwith The United States of America suffers horribly under climate change. You lose ALL of your coastlines. $70 Trillion worth of asset losses. California and the Midwest burn to a cinder as desertification proceeds. What isn’t washed away will burn. Children will certainly suffer.
Sweden is a nice place. Canada? After the kid who was forced to go school by the government because she refused to accept gender ideologies it stopped being a nice place.
Yeah no surprise, the US the country of school shootings and constant wars.
Give trump more time
cnn hates america
What a nonsensical article.
Someone tell the Mexicans that
Why is the CIA spreading this everywhere
I’m moving to Europe then
Riddle me this.... why do so many people sneak into the USA ? Whybdo they overstay their VISAS? Are kids expected to behave and learn in those countries, b/c in the US the kids are not disciplined
susanpenhaligon Sweden
Sweden, where native women cannot walk alone without being gang raped by muhammadan invaders
Definitely not Chicago
soğuklar mutluluk mu dolu hayret
You had already mentioned:
Not shocked at all.
No need to post this twice.
Canada
Seems about right..
If anyone wants to leave go ahead.
Excellent - does this mean illegals can finally leave and quit clamoring to illegally cross our borders? I mean, if we're not all that great, why bother to go through all the risk and trouble?
Ok pal, your plane is waiting, don’t trip on your way on the plane. Except elections every 4 years, without acting so crazy and violent because your candidate lost and your scam on candidate Trump was exposed. I believe top Democrats was in on it along with Comey. Impeach them.
IT WOULD BE NUMBER ONE IF ALL DEMOCRATS LEFT AND LOBBYISTS WERE BANNED
The last scandals of 2019
Were you expecting it to be America? You sound disappointed lol...
It would be great if leftists fucked off to a 'better' country.
That photo is an allergy nightmare. Itching just looking at it.
It's not America where we have school shootings regularly and rampant racism? You sure?!
I’m surprised it’s not lower. We’re a country where many parents teach girls they’re second class citizens; lying, insulting, name calling is ok; kids of color are beneath them, & it’s okay to take them from their parents & put them in cages. 18th place is generous.
Not surprising, especially with the number of school mass shootings.
You can take this article and.............. So tired of this anti-American BS.
LizaChami Denmark, Liza, your historical homeland. Congratulations dear! This would be an incredibly great indicator for any country!
Only an American could be surprised
The US is becoming downgraded due to issues at hand.
These are some of the countries, with their universal healthcare, ranked as the happiest country in the world. We as a society, have not been able to say that everybody in America has the means to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Maybe diversity isn't the most important determinant of a country's success considering those top 3 countries are some of the least diverse on Earth and the US's ranking has fallen as we have diversified
please tell us more about Algeria ? what want the Algerian people ?
Hmmm the social democracys are better then everyone else very interesting...ITrustBernie
They don't have Trump and the Putin Nazi Republican Party to deal with.
If it's true, its another reason we need to go back to the ideal of the founding fathers, and make this country great again, away from this liberal progressive madness.
That survey would have to be before the invasion.
These so called surveys amuse me. Why the heck do so many people want to come and live here if it's so bad? yawn
Then they should pack their shit and get out.
Why wud u raise your child in a place where kids get shot up in schools every month🤷🏾♂️
cant say im surprised.... yay for northern europe... adopt me!!!😛😛😛
CNN this is B.S.. The United States is still the best place on earth to be. Don't tell people Europe is so great because they have a Middle Eastern problem now that has changed the face of Europe. Sweden is one of the top spots to raise a child? They have a real big rape problem!
umm ok but it’s fucking cold there.
You say it's not America like it's a surprise..? It's more like duh. A country where if your child wakes up sick, your first thought is can I afford to take him/her to the doctor - is not exactly a great country. Especially if said country is the richest on earth.
A country with a Cable News Network committed to broadcasting Fake News cannot be a safe country for one to raise his child
Then please move.
You start off being an ex-pat for the experience. If you are an American, you end up staying an ex-pat for the sake of the children. Many people shudder at the thought of raising their children in America.
No shit.
Good stop coming to America and go raise your family’s In those countries then
وايضاً مِصر 🇪🇬🌹فهى تحترم الطفل وتعمل على راحتهُ وتوفير كل اللازم من أجل ابتسامتهُ
USA is number 1 to me.
I thought liberals weren't supposed to be having kids these days because of climate change 🤔
By who’s opinion?
Well obviously not
Wow. Just hammering it home. FakeNews DemRunMedia EnemyOfThePeople
Absolutely silly study. You raise kids in a town or city inside of a country. There are thousands of towns and cities across the USA, which are as exceptional as, if not better than any towns and cities in the top countries indexed in the study.
Certainly not poor old Sweden now
Oh, so the only places that have more white people? Interesting.
As a Dane im not surprised by the results, what surprises me is that the headline reads as if its something that would surprise america. Why would america expect and maybe even assume that it would score the highest?
No surprise there
😁😁 sûrement
duh. we don’t have universal healthcare
It used to be - but too much creeping socialism ruined us
Cnn is a clown news channel. America shouldnt even be in top 20
Le meilleur pays au monde pour élever un enfant? Les USA se sont classés au 18e rang des meilleurs pays pour élever un enfant, battus par de nombreux pays d'Europe, du Canada et d'Australie. Les premières places sont allées au Danemark, à la Suède et à la Norvège.
CNN then have all your employees with children move.
No shit. Can't imagine throwing kids in cages helps the rankings
Yep Socialist counties
Because of Trump?
Good. Yes people, America is not a great place to come to, you heard it hear first. Please stay away.
Proud to be Canadian. Despite what many Americans (including your “leader”) you do have a lot to learn from those that do it better.
Here is the thing - most of these 'countries' have a population and foot print only 10% the size of the US. Imagine the impacts we could have with 90% less people and land? Not all projects are scalable.
White only countries
Liberal survey
So if 50% of healthcare innovations come out of the USA then what will the world do if we socialize our healthcare and quit paying for their research?
Yes, and who basically foots the bill and soldiers for protection from terrorists around the world? America, America, America. Without the USA all those other countries right now would be under Communist, Fascist or Terrorist regime rule.
Only Americans would guess the US would be anywhere close to the top of the list. No universal healthcare, horrid public education, and guns everywhere - surprised they made the top 20.
Just get Trump!
Well I’m not surprised these countries are taken care of there citizen’s minim budget for military socialise medicine and you never hear that one of these countries attacking another countries or threat them
Hopefully liberals will move to these countries...
But then, deciding which country is best for a child is subjective at best. Scandinavia has a free range child mentality. Low on discipline and guidance and high on children doing their own thing. Apparently the people deciding the best countries agree with this philosophy.
Duh, no survey's needed to know this.
I’ll take my chances, thanks.
Great 👍🏻. You don’t like it here? GTFO!
Move
You people have it so good that you don't even realize your fortune. As an immigrant, I can tell you that you people are spoiled and you don't appreciate what you have.
Sweden, in the top three? Pretty sure PeterSweden7 would disagree. CNNisFakeNews
Racist.
sWeDeN....
FakeNews PropagandaCNN EnemyOfThePeople AmericaIsTheGreatest
Of course it’s not America!! Your kids have to do “live shooter” drills at school!!
Those are the best places to RAISE a child. I’m sure this is possible. I would argue that they pale in comparison to America as the best place to BE a child!
Those are great places to live if you’d like your daughters to be raped by Muslim immigrants.
Well look at who is in the WH. He is no role model and the hatred he stirs up is no incentive to bring more children into the world.
We used to be the best, but greed and apathy destroyed that.
So the formula is small, homogeneous, isolationist, and authoritarian. NO THANKS I’LL PASS.
Yeah, Denmark, Sweden, and Norway are great unless you happen to be a woman.
Makes you wonder if the children in those countries are trained in their classrooms to crawl under desks and practice walking out of the schools with their hands up.
So y the fuck everyone immigrate to usa?
Oh great Pedophile Utopias!!! 🙄
Australia seems like a great place to raise kids these days 🔥 🔥🔥🔥
Wonder how many self loathing American liberals voted against their own country
Iran
CNNIsFakeNews ClintonNewsNetwork cnntrash CNNisGarbage
No kidding, thanks Obama 🤡
I didn’t read the article because I’m proud to be American! Also very proud that I raised my kids here in America ✌🏼
At least you are still fatter than everyone else! And have more guns!
Spread the word maybe everybody will stop trying to come to the United States
America is the Worse to raise your child.
Shocking! *cough* universal health care *cough*
please explain how “best“ is quantified.
Countries in Canada?
Well duh? Have you seen how Adults in the US behave?
That's because you went by the best country, and not the Greatest.
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