US Ranks Poor 16th In 2015 Social Progress Index

US Ranks Poor 16th In 2015 Social Progress Index

Writing for the New York Times, Nicholas Kristof cites key measures that matter to AOC readers.

The index ranks the United States 30th in life expectancy, 38th in saving children’s lives, and a humiliating 55th in women surviving childbirth. O.K., we know that we have a high homicide rate, but we’re at risk in other ways as well. We have higher traffic fatality rates than 37 other countries, and higher suicide rates than 80.

We also rank 32nd in preventing early marriage, 38th in the equality of our education system, 49th in high school enrollment rates and 87th in cellphone use.