European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 20, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Magazine global Index of suffering by Randolph e. Schmid associated press Switzerland is lha world s most comfortable nation in which to live while War loin Mozambique is Iho most miserable the findings were in a report by a Washington based population study group detailed analysis of human suffering worldwide Rait Switzerland As having the lowest level o human discomfort while misery was highest in Mozambique located on Africa s Southeast coast. Tho United states is filth on the comfortable a Sec of he list compiled by the population crisis committee behind Wesl Germany. Luxembourg and the motherland on the  end of the scale Mozambique War joined by Angola. Larj Haslan Chad and Mali the analysis of human misery was done la soil various measure of suffering could to tied to population Groin in rates Joseph Sperdu. A Mem Fol no  Jurj for the first time to have been Able to look at a Broad spectrum of human welfare and correlate in with rates of population growth rapid population growth is a general underlying Laylor that maker Etc Vail Oppenl More Dill Icell and relates to the condition of health lha Economy Fui .Ili cd and other factors Spardel said. Oui Bain , is Lorzel a snapshot of the world and Hov n 10 doing and Tor much of the or lit we re no doing very Ivyll people living in Iho United states one Al id Besl Oil countries have to to keep in mind that most of the world is worse olt than we arc and  Worso Oil in Many of Thorn " in the private non prolix committee s new International \ncse.-. Of human suffering data from a variety of sources were used to develop a numerical scale of human misery Mozambique was Ralpd Al 95 on the scale the High Cal amount of Dull ring recorded Angola on Alica s opposite coast compiled a 91 and was i he Only other nation with a misery rating above 90, Al the other end of the scale Switzerland had a misery rating of Only Lour. The United slates rated eight. The ratings Wiwie developed by scoring each nation between0 and Len  potential human misery Larlue 01 no misery rated a Scro and the most misery Ralpd a 10 then the categories were added up so the Best score would Beo the worst too Mozambique scored 10s in eight categories. .1 nine in Access to clean drink ing Waler and a us in labor Force Gro eth Tho nine Radii in  that Between 11 print in and 19 percent of its residents have clean drilling water to get a lop uling would require clean Ivald Toi 92 percent of the population or More. Tho us rating  that the number of . Increasing bet-,1, con 2 -1 percent and 27 percent annually growth of less Hano 3 percent would a Quality Lor a lop Palm re Angola a  .1 is in labor Foice  a .1 an eight ind nning ,-,.ili a shy holy better Naii Mozambique it also did a ,1 Liu Ilei in Gross National product in i Capila scoring a in  a per capita product a of no Vav Vowk Timp p according to a recent study living conditions in Chad Are among the Moat miserable. Top photo shows people waiting or food at a red Cross station Switzerland rated Torst place at the other end of the scale the most comfortable nation in which to live. Pictured above is Lake Lucerne with the Alps in the background. Between $251 and 1500 the Best rating would Havo required a per capita product of $ 15,001 and Over. Angola scored an ought in per Capila daily food consumption indicating its residents averaged Between 66 percent and 90 percent of their daily Lood requirements a top score would mean a nation s residents of Tamarri More than ?6 Pic rail i i hair Ockuly Lood nods like Mozambique and Angola. Of her Nuti Imis run Tho Bollom of the ratings included Chad and ath in Stcin where wars of pm unrest Are taking place while the ratings did not specifically measure  ipod no cd thai it will ailed several cat goricnn.in.1ing Inland mortality Lood and health care at the More comfortable end of thu. I Switzerland scor Ort Roio rating on ovo Ovici i i Anni Al ale of inflation Cato Joiy. Indicating i iat no Bulaw n7 i pc Hunt and Light pc Cuil Tho United states ii Eivid a Rii tiny us  in Iho Groi la of labor Rico indicating an Qirici 3ric of 0 b  and 1 1 pct enl. Ii Ralpd o score of one on  i Iii in Gid Ali f Furtun population Ivsich pc Idel  .1  olt Les that rain if   a Clacken 1 i a fro ii and 1 5 percent annu.1% the Hest rating v Aud he Lor Fily Roth of u it i i pot. It Tho u s Peif pm d .icluli1,-, Ible to Giitl Itilio Spicci intr Chii i 1 a i tip int n j and the Lizul i tin j  of Iho  in i