Bulgaria
Global Child Index — Beta v1.1
Score
92.5 / 100
Rank
#50
Data coverage
94%
Domain scores
Health & Nutrition
94.7
Education
91.1
Poverty & Water
97.6
Adolescent & Digital
81.7
Protection
98.9
Environment & Exposure
89.2
Indicators
| Indicator | Value | Year | Score / 100 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under-5 mortality rate | 5.70 | 2024 | 97.7 | UN IGME via World Bank |
| Stunting prevalence (under-5) | 7.00 | 2014 | 93.0 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Immunization, DTP3 | 94.00 | 2024 | 94.0 | WHO/UNICEF (WUENIC) via World Bank |
| Wasting prevalence (under-5) | 5.90 | 2014 | 94.1 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Primary school enrolment (net) | 86.45 | 2017 | 86.4 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Secondary school enrolment (net) | 89.06 | 2017 | 89.1 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Youth literacy rate (15–24) | 97.87 | 2011 | 97.9 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Poverty headcount ($2.15/day) | 1.00 | 2023 | 99.0 | World Bank |
| Safely managed drinking water | 96.21 | 2024 | 96.2 | WHO/UNICEF JMP via World Bank |
| Adolescent fertility rate | 38.03 | 2024 | 81.0 | UN Population Division via World Bank |
| Individuals using the internet | 82.44 | 2024 | 82.4 | ITU via World Bank |
| Birth registration completeness | 100.00 | 2022 | 100.0 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Intentional homicide rate | 1.09 | 2023 | 97.8 | UNODC via World Bank |
| PM2.5 air pollution exposure | 19.68 | 2023 | 80.3 | GBD/IHME via World Bank |
| Access to clean cooking fuels | 98.00 | 2024 | 98.0 | WHO via World Bank |
Why this moved — Index v1.0 → v1.1
Score changed from 91.4 (v1.0) to 92.5 (v1.1) when the Index expanded on 21 Oct 2026. Decomposed honestly:
- Methodology effect +1.1 — 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 Bulgaria.
- Data effect +0.0 — revised or newer values on the original v1.0 indicators. This is the part that reflects change in Bulgaria itself.
Its rank moved from #57 to #50; 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.