Norway tops the list as the best place for a mother to raise her children, while the United States dropped from its ranking in the latest report released by the Save the Children foundation last Monday. The organization also ranked Somalia as the worst place in the world for moms, as cited in its annual State of the World's Mothers report.

The Mother's Index, which rates over 179 countries, has been released just in time for the observance of Mother's Day on May 10. The report took note of five factors, covering the economic status, education status, maternal health, child-rearing conditions and the overall status of women in the country.

Norway bumped Finland off the top spot this year, but many Scandinavian countries are still part of the Top 10 rankings. The lone non-European country to reach the Top 10 is Australia, which is at No. 9.

Last year, the United States ranked at No. 31 but has moved down to No. 33 in this year's index. While the country did earn better rankings under economics and education, it lags behind in maternal health, with Washington having the highest mortality rate among infants in a developed country, according to Reuters.

Poland, Japan and Croatia have higher rankings than the America, where a woman is 10 times more likely to die compared to these other nations, according to Yahoo.

Other developed countries like Canada is at No. 20, while France and Britain are at No. 23 and No. 24 respectively.

Those which ranked the lowest are from countries with conflict, where infant mortality rate is predominant. The bottom ten are mostly from the Africa, with Somalia as the lowest rated country in the study.

"We need to do more to make sure that all mothers and babies have a fair chance of survival and a happy, healthy life, no matter where they live," said the president and CEO of Save the Children, Carolyn Miles in a statement published by Mashable.

"Save the Children believes that a mother in Somalia or, frankly, a mother in America, deserves the same opportunity to thrive as a mother in Norway," Miles added.

Below are the rankings:

1. Norway

2. Finland

3. Iceland

4. Denmark

5. Sweden

6. Netherlands

7. Spain

8. Germany

9. Australia

10. Belgium

11. Austria

12. Italy

13. Switzerland

14. Singapore

15. Slovenia

16. Portugal

17. New Zealand

18. Israel

19. Greece

20. Canada

21. Luxembourg

22. Ireland

23. France

24. United Kingdom

*25. Belarus & Czech Republic (tied)

27. Estonia

*28. Lithuania & Poland (tied)

*30. Croatia & Korea, Republic of (tied)

32. Japan

33. United States of America

34. Slovakia

35. Serbia

36. Argentina

37. Macedonia

38. Saudi Arabia

39. Cyprus

*40. Cuba & Latvia (tied)

42. Montenegro

43. Grenada

44. Bulgaria

45. Costa Rica

46. Malta

47. United Arab Emirates

48. Chile

49. Bahrain

50. Libya

51. Hungary

52. Barbados

53. Mexico

54. Bosnia and Herzegovina

55. Qatar

*56. Russian Federation & Uruguay (tied)

58. Kazakhstan

59. Tunisia

60. Kuwait

*61. China & Ecuador (tied)

63. Oman

64. Bahamas

65. Turkey

66. Romania

67. Trinidad and Tobago

68. Saint Lucia

69. Ukraine

70. Mauritius

71. Malaysia

72. South Africa

73. Lebanon

74. Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

75. Colombia

76. Algeria

77. Brazil

78. Panama

79. Peru

80. El Salvador

81. Moldova, Republic of

82. Albania

83. Thailand

84. Iran, Islamic Republic of

85. Cape Verde

*86. Georgia & Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (tied)

*88. Belize & Bolivia, Plurinational State of (tied)

90. Azerbaijan

91. Namibia

*92. Jamaica & Maldives & Sri Lanka (tied)

95. Dominican Republic

96. Fiji

97. Mongolia

98. Vietnam

99. Turkmenistan

*100. Iraq & Jordan

102. Nicaragua

103. Armenia

104. Tonga

105. Philippines

106. Timor-Leste

107. Kyrgyzstan

108. Suriname

109. Honduras

110. Paraguay

111. Syrian Arab Republic

112. Indonesia

113. Guyana

114. Nepal

115. Gabon

116. Egypt

117. Samoa

118. Uzbekistan

119. Botswana

120. Angola

121. Rwanda

122. Bhutan

123. Equatorial Guinea

124. Senegal

*125. Morocco & Vanuatu (tied)

127. Tajikistan

128. Lao People's Democratic Republic

129. Guatemala

*130. Bangladesh & Sao Tome and Principe (tied)

132. Cambodia

*133. Lesotho & Zimbabwe (tied)

135. Micronesia, Federated States of

136. Tanzania, United Republic of

137. Kiribati

138. Kenya

139. Zambia

140. India

141. Uganda

142. Swaziland

143. Solomon Islands

144. Mozambique

145. Cameroon

146. Sudan

147. Burundi

148. Congo

149. Pakistan

150. Mauritania

151. Ethiopia

*152. Afghanistan & Togo (tied)

154. Ghana

155. Madagascar

156. Eritrea

157. Papua New Guinea

158. Myanmar

*159. Malawi & South Sudan (tied)

161. Djibouti

162. Yemen

163. Benin

164. Guinea

165. Comoros

*166. Burkina Faso & Liberia & Nigeria

*169. Haiti & Sierra Leone

171. Guinea-Bissau

172. Chad

173. Côte d'Ivoire

174. Gambia

175. Niger

176. Mali

177. Central African Republic

178. Congo, Democratic Republic of the

179. Somalia