
South Africa has seen the largest decrease in tuberculosis deaths over the past decade, but it remains the biggest cause of mortality in the country.
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Canada is 8th in the overall Prosperity Index rankings. Since the Prosperity Index began in 2007, Canada has remained at the same position.
In the Prosperity Pillar rankings, Canada performs best on Personal Freedom and Business Environment and scores lowest on the Health pillar. The biggest positive change, compared to last year, came in Health increasing by 5 places, whereas they dropped 8 places on Social Capital.
Visit our Rankings table to see how Canada compares to other countries.
28 November, 2018
The gap between the largest and smallest scores has been growing steadily since 2013, and this year the gap is the largest it has ever been.
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Prosperity has grown over the last year to its highest ever point. In the last five years, 113 countries have improved their prosperity. In many respects the world is getting…
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28 November, 2018
While the US actually improved its score more than Canada, this didn’t translate into any change in global rank and it remains at 17th; Canada moved up from 11th to 8th.
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29 November, 2017
What true prosperity is, and how it can be realised, are fundamental questions that must be answered by every country. This year the global findings reveal good news –…
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