Chart of the day: How Australia rates in responding to child sexual abuse

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Australia has finished well behind leader the United Kingdom in a groundbreaking study into how well countries address child sexual abuse.

The Economist Intelligence Unit released the Out of the Shadows Index, ranking 40 countries that cover 70 per cent of the world's population under 19 years of age.

Australia is ranked top in the Asia-Pacific region, but trails the UK, Sweden and Canada, while Pakistan languishes at the bottom of the index.

The overall ranking takes into account each country's "environment" for children, legal framework, the engagement of industry, civil society and media, and government commitment and capacity.

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