Benin
Global Child Index — Beta v1.1
Score
63.5 / 100
Rank
#149
Data coverage
100%
Domain scores
Health & Nutrition
72.7
Education
71.7
Poverty & Water
45.2
Adolescent & Digital
47.9
Protection
85.3
Environment & Exposure
34.2
Indicators
| Indicator | Value | Year | Score / 100 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under-5 mortality rate | 74.70 | 2024 | 70.1 | UN IGME via World Bank |
| Stunting prevalence (under-5) | 34.10 | 2021 | 65.9 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Immunization, DTP3 | 63.00 | 2024 | 63.0 | WHO/UNICEF (WUENIC) via World Bank |
| Wasting prevalence (under-5) | 8.30 | 2021 | 91.7 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Primary school enrolment (net) | 97.21 | 2018 | 97.2 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Secondary school enrolment (net) | 46.58 | 2015 | 46.6 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Youth literacy rate (15–24) | 71.25 | 2022 | 71.3 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Poverty headcount ($2.15/day) | 27.20 | 2021 | 72.8 | World Bank |
| Safely managed drinking water | 17.70 | 2024 | 17.7 | WHO/UNICEF JMP via World Bank |
| Adolescent fertility rate | 76.41 | 2024 | 61.8 | UN Population Division via World Bank |
| Individuals using the internet | 33.98 | 2024 | 34.0 | ITU via World Bank |
| Birth registration completeness | 85.60 | 2018 | 85.6 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Married by age 18 | 27.50 | 2022 | 72.5 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Intentional homicide rate | 1.13 | 2017 | 97.7 | UNODC via World Bank |
| PM2.5 air pollution exposure | 39.66 | 2023 | 60.3 | GBD/IHME via World Bank |
| Access to clean cooking fuels | 8.00 | 2024 | 8.0 | WHO via World Bank |
Why this moved — Index v1.0 → v1.1
Score changed from 59.7 (v1.0) to 63.5 (v1.1) when the Index expanded on 21 Oct 2026. Decomposed honestly:
- Methodology effect +3.8 — 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 Benin.
- Data effect +0.0 — revised or newer values on the original v1.0 indicators. This is the part that reflects change in Benin itself.
Its rank moved from #143 to #149; 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.