India one of the worst place to be a mother - Interactive

India ranked among the 40 worst countries to be a mother, according to non-profit Save The Children's 2015 report titled "State of the World's Mothers". Standing at 140 of 179 countries, India is behind Zimbabwe, Iraq and Bangladesh. The Index evaluates countries against five criteriamaternal health, children's well-being, educational status, economic status and political status.

According to Save the Children, Indian children spend a low average of 11.7 years in formal schooling. Almost 53 of 1,000 children in India die before their fifth birthday. Of the 760,000 children who die every year, many die due to preventable causes.

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The 10 worst spots are all sub-Saharan African nations, with Haiti and Sierra Leone securing the same spot at 169. Nine of the bottom 10 countries are all prone to conflicts. Somalia came in last, at 179. "Conditions for mothers and their children in the bottom countries are grim. On average, 1 woman in 30 dies from pregnancy-related causes and 1 child in 8 dies before his or her fifth birthday. Explore database to know more
Country	Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 2013	RANK, 2015	Expected number of years of formal schooling, 2013	Gross national income per capita (current US$), 2013	Participation of women in national government (% seats held by women)*, 2015
Afghanistan	97.3	152	9.7	690	24.8
Albania	14.9	82	10.8	4710	20.7
Algeria	25.2	76	14.0	5330	25.7
Angola	167.4	120	11.3	5170	36.8
Argentina	13.3	36	17.9	6290	36.8
Armenia	15.6	103	12.3	3800	10.7
Australia	4.0	9	20.2	65390	30.5
Austria	3.9	11	15.7	50430	30.3
Azerbaijan	34.2	90	11.9	7350	15.6
Bahamas	12.9	64	12.6	21570	16.7
Data retrieved from Save the children.

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There is no simple solution to tackling child and maternal mortality in the world's cities,
but a number of the major cities cited in the report - such as Addis Ababa and Manila- have made real progress in addressing the
health needs of the poorest families. These examples hold important lessons for other cities, and demonstrate the scope for progress even where resources are scarce and the burden of need is heavy.