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Malawi is considered "a rare African success story," according to the report, for reducing infant mortality by 44% in the past 20 years.

In Somalia, 74% of women receive absolutely no care during pregnancy—the highest rate in the world.

Peru has made the greatest strides in saving babies' lives in the last 20 years, reducing its newborn mortality rate by 65%.

The 10 worst countries to be a mother (from least worst to most worst):

The Top 10 countries in the world to be a mother:

All of the 10 worst countries to be a mother are in Africa, which, according to the report, is a dangerous place to give birth and be a young child.

The Democratic Republic of Congo is the worst place in the world to be a mother, coming in last at #176.

Women only hold 18% of seats in Congress—half of all countries in the world perform better than the U.S. in this area. The report suggests that the under-representation of women in the U.S. government contributes to poor maternal conditions.

In the U.S., 1 in 2,400 women suffer maternal death.

India has the highest rate of first-day deaths in the world, with 309,300 babies dying within the first 24 hours of life each year—that's nearly 1,000 dead newborns a day. It makes up 29% of first-day deaths in the world.

While richer countries tend to receive higher scores, national wealth doesn't determine a country's ranking. Vietnam, which is comparatively poor, scored well by cutting down its newborn death rate by 47% in the last 20 years.

The U.S. has the highest teenage birth rate of any industrialized country.

The U.S. ranked 30th in the list, performing poorly in mortality rates of children under five, maternal death, and political participation compared to other developed countries. In fact, the U.S. has the highest first-day death rate for newborns in the industrialized world. According to the report, an estimated 11,300…