Afghanistan
Global Child Index — Beta v1.1
Score
58.3 / 100
Rank
#161
Data coverage
88%
Domain scores
Health & Nutrition
72.4
Education
56.4
Poverty & Water
30.6
Adolescent & Digital
42.7
Protection
68.5
Environment & Exposure
46.0
Indicators
| Indicator | Value | Year | Score / 100 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under-5 mortality rate | 53.00 | 2024 | 78.8 | UN IGME via World Bank |
| Stunting prevalence (under-5) | 44.60 | 2022 | 55.4 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Immunization, DTP3 | 59.00 | 2024 | 59.0 | WHO/UNICEF (WUENIC) via World Bank |
| Wasting prevalence (under-5) | 3.60 | 2022 | 96.4 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Secondary school enrolment (net) | 50.14 | 2018 | 50.1 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Youth literacy rate (15–24) | 62.66 | 2022 | 62.7 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Safely managed drinking water | 30.55 | 2024 | 30.6 | WHO/UNICEF JMP via World Bank |
| Adolescent fertility rate | 61.50 | 2024 | 69.2 | UN Population Division via World Bank |
| Individuals using the internet | 16.09 | 2024 | 16.1 | ITU via World Bank |
| Birth registration completeness | 42.30 | 2015 | 42.3 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Married by age 18 | 28.70 | 2023 | 71.3 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Intentional homicide rate | 4.03 | 2021 | 91.9 | UNODC via World Bank |
| PM2.5 air pollution exposure | 37.95 | 2023 | 62.1 | GBD/IHME via World Bank |
| Access to clean cooking fuels | 30.00 | 2024 | 30.0 | WHO via World Bank |
Why this moved — Index v1.0 → v1.1
Score changed from 51.8 (v1.0) to 58.3 (v1.1) when the Index expanded on 21 Oct 2026. Decomposed honestly:
- Methodology effect +6.4 — the indicator set grew from 9 to 16 (adding Protection and Environment & Exposure). This part of the change says something about the ruler, not about Afghanistan.
- Data effect +0.0 — revised or newer values on the original v1.0 indicators. This is the part that reflects change in Afghanistan itself.
Its rank moved from #158 to #161; rank movement between versions also reflects the larger ranked set and other countries’ new-indicator scores, so it is not, by itself, evidence of change in this country. The v1.0 table is kept in the v1.0 archive.