Spain comes fifth in league of children's well-being

February 28, 2007

[b]Spain[/b] came fifth place in a study published on Wednesday on children's well-being. The report on children in 21 western states shows marked divisions in education, health and sexual behaviour and drug-taking, the BBC reported. The Netherlands topped the table compiled by the UN children's agency Unicef, with Scandinavian nations also performing well. , followed by Spain. The report shows no strong link between child well-being and per capita GDP. Unicef says the report, titled Child Poverty in Perspective: An Overview of Child Well-being in Rich Countries, is the first study of childhood across 21 of the world's industrialised nations. The country that comes out worst overall is the UK. For an extensive choice of new and off plan property for sale in Spain on the Costa Blanca and Costa Calida, visit the Novocasa website.