Aotearoa, fuck yeah

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NZ ranked first in world according to Social Progress Index

Thanks National!

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Our socially-advanced status is just because of the Chch earthquake and Chinese demand for milk.

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^^


The herald article has some more details:

The country tops the world on indicators of personal rights and freedoms, and comes in the top four for water and sanitation, access to schooling and tertiary education, and tolerance and inclusion of minority groups.

It scores a low 28th on nutrition and basic medical care partly because of a relatively high death rate for women in childbirth, 35th for health and wellbeing partly because of high obesity and suicide rates, and 32nd for ecosystem sustainability.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=11231593

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It scores a low 28th on nutrition and basic medical care partly because of a relatively high death rate for women in childbirth

Fucking medical establishment, if only women had access to midwives instead of obstetricians...

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Yeah my first thoughts were midwives but apparently it's because our data collection is broader:

But Auckland obstetrician Dr Sue Belgrave, who chairs a national committee on maternal mortality, said the country's high death rate for women in pregnancy and childbirth of 15 deaths for every 100,000 live births was because New Zealand's figures included deaths from pre-existing conditions and suicide.

. . . but maybe midwives are less capable of picking up/acting on problems from pre-existing conditions and mental health?