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A report from Duke University in the USA American children are safer today than at any time in the past 20 years. The study is on the annual Child Well-Being Index, which has been by Duke since 1975. It measures and 28 aspects about the quality of life among children across America. Perhaps the most promising figure in the report is that child death rates have down by a third since 1975. In addition, suicide rates among teens have in the past 20 years. Fewer youngsters victims of violent crimes today than 20 years ago and teen births at their lowest level in decades. The report US kids are also better educated than they 20 years ago.

The report a few of the negatives of the past 20 years. In spite of fewer children dying and infant mortality rates decreasing, child health has . A major contributory factor to this the increasing levels of obesity because of poor diet, the abundance of fast food, and less exercise. The latter is due to teens much longer indoors technology. The report suggests that technology may kids from physical dangers outdoors but can their health indoors. Child poverty still millions of children in the USA and has largely unchanged in the past 20 years. About 20 per cent of children below the poverty line in 2013, which is about the same as it was in 1995.