UK Near Bottom in Child Wellbeing and Teen Happiness in UNICEF League Table

New Zealand has highest child suicide rate, a survey of wealthy countries shows

A UNICEF ranking of wealthy countries has ranked Aotearoa last place for youth mental health.

1.1 million kids are in 'hygiene poverty' - yet no one in government wants to act

Four children in every British classroom face the grim reality of hygiene poverty, with a staggering 21% of these children opting not to play with others out of fear of judgment regarding their cleanliness. Hygiene poverty: a scourge of UK society This distressing statistic comes from a recently released report, A Clean Start in Life, which highlights the dire situation in which almost 1.1 million children in the UK find themselves without acces…

Irish teens 'succeeding in school but struggling in life', says UN report

One in three Irish teenagers were found to have what is termed ‘low life satisfaction’.

Irish teens among least happy in developed world

Irish teenagers are among the least happy in high-income countries, despite leading the world in academic skills, a UN report has indicated.

UK near bottom of child happiness and wellbeing league table

The UK ranks 21 out of 36 when compared to other high-income countries for child wellbeing, with countries such as France, Spain and Portugal near the top. On child mental health, the UK was 27th out of 36.

UK has poor ranking for child wellbeing and teenage happiness – study

In the UK, the percentage of teens reporting high life satisfaction fell from 64% in 2018 to 62% in 2022.The UK ranks near the bottom of a league table for ...