... Introduction Every year, our State of the World’s Mothers report reminds us of the inextricable link between the well-being of mothers and their children More than 90 years of experience on the ... every mother in Niger is likely to suffer the loss of a child Zeroing in on the children’s well-being portion of the Mothers Index, Iceland finishes first and Somalia is Index, last out of 171 ... year’s Mothers Index are a reverse image of the top 10, performing poorly on all indicators Conditions for mothers and their children in these countries are devastating 2012 Mothers Index Rankings...