Thursday, 20 June 2013
Nigeria Ranked Worst Place To Be Born In 2013
Nigeria came last of 80 countries researched. A new study by the Economist Intelligence Unit, EIU, has ranked Nigeria as the worst place for a baby born in 2013.
The EIU, a sister company of The Economist, ranked Nigeria 80th out of the 80 countries considered for the study with a score of 4.74 out of 10, just below Kenya which scored 4.91.
South Africa, at 53rd position, was the best placed African country with a score of 5.89.
Four North African nations (Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia, and Morocco) as well as oil rich Angola were regarded as better places to bear children ahead of Nigeria.
The study attempts to measure what will provide the best environment for the healthiest, safest, and most prosperous life in the coming years.
The quality-of-life index used in the survey was measured around key areas like crime, trust in public institutions, health of family life and government policies.
It also examined how happy citizens say they are as well other variables such as a forecast of income per head.
The study used the EIU’s 2030 economic forecasts, the year when children born in 2013 are expected to attain adulthood.
Swiss is best
European countries dominate the top ten with Switzerland scoring 8.22 to lead the pack, ahead of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and The Netherlands.
“Surveys show that, even in rich countries, people with higher incomes are more satisfied with life than those with lower incomes,” says Laza Kekic, Director, EIU’s Country Forecasting Services.
“However, over several decades there has been only a very modest upward trend in average life satisfaction scores in developed nations, whereas average income has grown substantially,” the director added.
The United States, which came out tops at the EIU’s inaugural survey in 1988, was tied at the 16th position with Germany, scoring 7.38.
Large European Economies like France and Britain as well as the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China) did not fare particularly well in the ranking, a fact attributed to the global economic crisis.
War-torn Syria placed 73rd with a score of 5.29.
SOURCE: http://premiumtimesng.com/news/108233-nigeria-is-worst-place-to-give-bir...
Objectionspls
You ve a good sense of reasoning from ur well ariculated views. But i seek to object that the soviet union re a conglomerate of countries lead through a central government. Nigeria is Federal state with component states. Hw do u thing their case is possible with us.
ungrateful opportunist
You knock on our door and we open for you then u think that this is ur home. Now it looks like u broke in because u r talking dirty about my house. You r so lucky that we Kenyans r peaceful people otherwise.............. Get this right Kenya is a great nation and this is proof coz your president can trace his roots back to Kenya. Who is having the last laugh now.
you ask if we in Africa still
you ask if we in Africa still live on trees!well,your ambassador to our country lives on the tallest
Worthless Smear Report
The illiterate nature of this article is so stunning as to be shocking. There are at least 150 countries on earth. How does being ''No 80'' according to their dubious 'research' equate to the ''worst in the world''? The sad thing is that you have Africans who will swallow this horseshit, garbage 'research' by jobless white racist devils in America.
What they need to do, instead of this stu.pid list, is show a list of nations which plundered, enslaved, colonised, ra.ped, massacred and stole from the rest of the world in history, to create their ''modern perfect societies'' built on stolen resources and the blood of innocents.
THIEVING SCUM.
The illiterate nature of this
The illiterate nature of this article is so stunning as to be shocking. There are at least 150 countries on earth. How does being ''No 80'' according to their dubious 'research' equate to the ''worst in the world''? The sad thing is that you have Africans who will swallow this horseshit, garbage 'research' by jobless white racist devils in America.
What they need to do, instead of this stu.pid list, is show a list of nations which plundered, enslaved, colonised, ra.ped, massacred and stole from the rest of the world in history, to create their ''modern perfect societies'' built on stolen resources and the blood of innocents.
THIEVING SCUM.
Solution
What do you all gain from this reports without providing solutions? Why not research and suggest solutions to the problems of this country rather than just downgrading this nation. my country will be great one day and i will be alive to witness that.
Load of western bull
These reports are useless they only serve to belittle and demean Nigeria. Why is Afghanistan safer to have a child than Nigeria or even live in with daily bombings and killings???? The factors they sue to measure these "surveys" are poor, childish and elementary. I am not saying Nigeria is perfect we all see the problems around us - I do believe it is the next generation of God fearing people that can really turn this country around.
Why is this news?
Any sane person from Nigeria should not wait for a study to tell you that Nigeria is the worst place to raise children in the future.You already should have seen the handwriting on the wall. Why is this news? Only if you were sleeping all these years. Until there is a revolution to rid the country of the criminals in Government there will be no hope for Nigeria. How do we start? You tell me.
swiss is top, thank to stolen funds
nigeria came last becuase healthcare both private(money mongers) and public are nothing to write home about. Moreover, our penchant for stealing has made the swiss to have the best waiting for their new and unborn babies.
Old Soviet Union Did Right
Ladies and gentlemen; only a fool will keep doing the same thing each time and expecting a different outcome. We have trudged this road for 52 years, clearly its not working, maybe we can try something else....
The Soviets got it right, if you ask me. Today those guys are doing very well in their individual rights as independent nations. Why are we insisting on being one country for God's sake? What benefit has it accrued us over the years? Even if we end up being 250 independent countries, so be it. With time, the non-viable ones will seek umbrage with the more viable ones and everything will naturally sort itself out. We must break this unwieldy union!
This study and research are
This study and research are so inaccurate because it's done by some Whites who know nothing about Nigeria/Africa except for the stereotypical things they like to put out there which is far from the truth. I was born and raised in Nigeria, and I'm very healthy, don't have any severe sickness or disease. Here in America, many people are suffering from worse uncured diseases. Nigeria still needs to improve on quality health services but to rate a whole country that it's the worst to have baby is just A BIG LIE.
The Causes Of This Report Is Religion And Tribal Bias Among Us
I am not surprise about this damming report. Because i have been asking this question that what hope is here for average Nigerians when:
1 Any of our rulers fall sick and they travel abroad for medical attention.Where should average Nigerian go?
2 A graduate left NYSC gate and there is no assurance of paid employment.
3 The few patriotic companies who are still staying to operate business are doing it under duress(unfriendly environment)
4 The aged are not being cater in the scheme of things
All these make the report to be very valid.
PS: I have always have concern for a new baby born into this because of all these factors.
F) Nigeria Is The Most
F) Nigeria Is The Most Fraudulent Country in Africa, KPMG Report Says. Please add this my brother. The lisy is increasing by the day. We are doom.
F) Nigeria Is The Most
F) Nigeria Is The Most Fraudulent Country in Africa, KPMG Report Says. Please add this my brother. The lisy is increasing by the day. We are doom.
Forward Projection, Not a Codemnation
Sir/ma, You are blaming the wrong guys, 52 years too late. This report should be a wakeup call, not a call for more of the same jingoism. You say "they" should give you "stolen land", etc. Even if they gave "stolen" anything to Nigeria, how do you see this changing the story. Look at the Delta. In fact look at the whole leadership and general lack of direction. Is this an oyibo's fault? Were things as bad when the "land stealers" were in charge of Nigeria?
Denial will not help in this sir/ma. The solution is in the mirror.
@WAHALA: Thanks bros! (2)
As per Nigeria, it is like a shopping Plaza such as Wal-Mart or BJ in the USA filled with various merchandise. The shop (Nigeria) has at least 10 CCTV screens all manned, 10 Cashiers well positioned inside as well as 10 security men at the entrance and exit gates. Then, there is a Store Manager (President) to oversee the shop and ensure its profitability and growth. But customers would come and leave with various items of merchandise without payment. But none of the Cashiers, the men at the CCTV console and the security men would stop and question them for the receipts evidencing payment. All the Store Manager did for years unending is to keep filling the store!
The above captures Nigeria of today for you! The country is a failed state headed by a "bolekaja" President who is oblivious of his personality shortcomings. And he wants to run again in 2015. Maybe he is relying on the Egbesus for security to continue to remain in power.
@WAHALA: Thanks bros! (1)
@WAHALA, thank you my bros for your comments about that OFEI-MUMU. You know he is a 60 years old bachelor, never had a wife and has no children. You know while in Nigeria I never knew such negative gene pool existed, that a man would only feel what a normal person feels with a woman only if he is with a fellow man! Moving over to the US opened my eyes. My immediate neighbour lived alone. He has everything, huge house, four private vehicles, a yacht, and a Harley-Davidson motorcycle. He would probably be in his 40s but I never saw him with a woman. Only one man always visited and sometimes they would together walk the dog like you would do with your wife. Then, my mind started to "scatter" and "wonder" as Fela Kuti would say. I started to, as we say in Nigeria, to put 2 plus 2. You get my point? One day he invited me to join him in the yacht at sea but I balked. I told my wife that if he held a gun to my face, and I suffer from hemorrhoid, how would I cope? I rest my case, don't laugh!
Outsource the Presidency?
Sometimes I just wonder/wish we can simply outsource the office of the president of Nigeria and some other key offices in this country.
Perharps, we can get some commited leader to guide us aright.
Mhen, 52 years!!! ...and Nigeria can't still produce a leader we can all cheer (a sharp contrast is what we always get). Just maybe outsourcing will do the magic. Or, perhaps, we can beg some foreign but tested and proven leader (e.g Bill Clinton etc)to come guide us till we get it right.
Alas! to the new pikins born in 9ja??? Only God will tell.
To Live and Die in Hell...Nigeria is King of Third World !!!
To me those fools who ranked Nigeria whatever wasted their bloody time going to other countries. They should have just X-crossed Naija to understand the meaning of "Die and Let Die" under Dr. Dumbo. Things are so bad that even the Dead have double wahala. It's worse than a failed state, it's a "Fake Hell" where evil Pastors reign supreme, flying over abject poverty with gooffy smiles on their PDP-blackened faces. It's not a place to die where nothing works for 99% of the unknown number of "Awaitng Death People" in the Hell-hole of a country that has no data base of her citizenry, dubiously solo in the World in that regard. The opportunistic 1% led by old warlords whose Norm de Gore are medals for committing pogrom. They've carved out the "war spoils" among themselves and are now throwing crumbs at scavengers like Odia Ofeimumu to talk trash. We will fight them to a bitter standstill, Till Death Do We PART. Animals!
Nigeria is the "King of Third World"...Worst Place to Die In !
@ Okwuckwu Ezeanyika : (Respet! Pt.2)
You wasted time listening to the ewedu fool, Odia Ofeimumu. Ofeimmanu clown postering for Crumbs attracts No Comment, emulate that ! The tout was trying to "rub off" on the good name of Prof. Achebe, don't watch such clowns in action. Nigeria under Dumbo remains the Worst place on Earth in all ramifications of the term. Land of Lugard failed the day that pogrom started. Forget Ofeimumu, he's a Crumb-catcher!
With half of Naija under flood waters, there's No Burying the Dead. So, why didn't they give us that deserved final price: "Worst Place to Die in the World" and leave us alone? Only in Dr. Dumbo's Nigeria do even the dead have to "wait" ! Everybody is affected, nobody gives a damn! PDP thieves are raiding us into dubious indexes while Nigerians are still "dying like flies"! (cr. @ Wähala). The meat on Doyin Okupe's neck is enough to make "Suya" for a million Naijas, PDP thugs, chopping us to death. Animals!
@ Okwuchkwu Ezeanyika : Respect! @ Deri : Don't read this!!
NIGERIA IS THE WORST PLACE TO DIE IN !!!
@ O. Ezeanyika!
Bros, you beat me to it today, Respect ! Sha, read this:
A) With 25% of the world's kidnapping cases in her konto (account), African Insurance Oragnization ranked Nigeria first with: " kidnap for Ransome Capial of the World"!
B) The Economicst : "Worst place to be Born in the World"!
C) UN Org. : "2nd Most Corroupt Nation in the World"!
D) Global Peace Index : 6th most Dangerous African country to live in"!
E) African Football Federation : No Naija players for consideration for the "Player of the Year Award"!
The Hammer is this : Eleven Nigerians, lead by Dangote top Frobe's list of Africa's Billionairs going into 2013, the 1% !!!
@ Wähala : "Nigeria is the worst place to die in", I can back it up!
(tbc)
Buba Galadima be bold enough to use your real name!!!
@Njokede Sunday, alias Buba Galadima, be bold enough to use your real name. Every thing that goes wrong is ascribed to Jona, according to your gospel. Why not comment on the recent Kano blasphemy killing of innocents. Or tell us what you and your God, Buhari have done to reduce child marriage in your beloved "Northern Nigeria", which I am sure is a major reason why your child brides in the North, who are married by peadophiles like you die or sufffer permanent disability after child birth. Well I have got news for you, the days of coups in Nigeria are gone forever, so your God, Buhari the coupist will never ever ever be president in Nigeria. Get used to that reality or go hug transformer.
Great analysis,by mere statistic
Statistic tool does not give a perfect condition of any situation. We don't need an Economist to tell us the state of Nigeria, but Nigeria be the worst place to be born, it is not true.
GEJ is really transforming Nigeria; where is the OC fool ?
GEJ is really transforming Nigeria; where is the OC fool who sees white where everyone else see black !
The sad reality is that by 2015, when the Clown President would have been returned to the Otuoke zoo, the crumbies like OC, Deri and Stanley Igwe would have condemned themselves and their children to eternal slavery as no one would seriously consider them for leadership again !
The EIU did an awesome job. PDP can't manipulate this fact.
The report read: EIU has tried to measure which country will provide the best opportunities for a healthy, safe and prosperous life in the years ahead for a baby born in 2013. The guys that came up with this study result are not out of their minds. Nigeria is actually worse than the worst. Nigeria is so bad that if you moved to any of these low countries like Ukraine or Kenya You will see the difference and will wish to change your nationality in a minute. A million and one reasons back this up. Only the 5% which consists of the corrupt and their families will dispute this because the phrase above doesn't concern them. This is the vision and mission of the PDP for Nigeria. Pigs Directing People. 2013 is around the corner and four + administrations in, these buffoons still cannot solve simple power problem and they keep claiming to be the Giants of Africa. More like clowns of Africa.
Nigeria's ranking as the worst place to be born
Come kiss my black ass, EIU. As they say in Naija, monkey no fine but im mama like am! Whenever these off~springs of mass murderers, rapists, pillagers etc, who have made good by "Gm7acquiring" the resources taken from other parts of the globe to themselves take to bad~mouthing those they had cheated, I have nothing but scorn for them.
Yes, I can hear some yakety~yak already about "bad governance" and all that. I'm not denying we have had more than our fair share of brigandage..... local cut~throats, utterly despicable characters who parade themselves as our leaders...... but quite simply, I don't want to hear one more word from the so~called "developed nations". Not until they've given back stolen lands and resources forcibly appropriated from other races and cultures, and move back to Europe from the Americas, Australia, New Zealand, etc.
Blame It On Jonathan, Corruption And Election Rigging
Blame it on Jonathan, corruption and election rigging! "The quality-of-life index used in the survey was measured around key areas like crime, trust in public institutions, health of family life and government policies."
Mark the work "trust in public institution." This report is the whole truth.
NIGERIA: This is ODIA OFEIMUM'S country!
Odia Ofeimum, the 60 years old puppeteer, the phony Don Quixote of Nigeria, will never cease to amaze me. The Igbo has become lately his punching bag, the butt of his negative gene pool. To him, there was never a country when the facts stare his hunger-ravaged body that indeed the country, Biafra, once existed. To his dismay, Biafra will eventually come to stay FOREVER.
Being delusional, he dwells in the hell-hole called Nigeria or Nijeria, and posits it is a country. This is a country that has now been ranked the WORST place to be born in 2013. This is a country that has never conducted an accurate census and to date has no single functional NATIONAL database, the only such a country in the world. A false amalgamation of peoples that have never gelled, where 1% of the population has cornered the nation's wealth and resources while the rest 99% wallow in hunger and disease and are content with their leaders nonsensical rhetorics as governance style. Pity!
TRUTH HURTS
poverty is a serious disease as it affects virtually all spheres of human development and it shows in the submissions of most of the dead brain people commenting here.the revelation is based on research and if nothing,it does more good than harm as it will effect a sober reflection or perhaps a change of attitude on the part of the callous people rulling the country.even the USA was ranked 16th and the uk struggles to hold a better position.Truth hurts anyway.
stupid analysis
Your analysis is so myopic and senseless. Nigeria ranked 80 out of 80 countries, but when its time for the EUs to still from africa, nigeria ranks number 1. Naija will never fall for your gimmicks. We are still living. Austerity protest all arround europe.

