Bhutan
Global Child Index — Beta v1.1
Score
89.1 / 100
Rank
#74
Data coverage
100%
Domain scores
Health & Nutrition
92.0
Education
85.3
Poverty & Water
82.8
Adolescent & Digital
93.5
Protection
95.3
Environment & Exposure
81.5
Indicators
| Indicator | Value | Year | Score / 100 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under-5 mortality rate | 17.20 | 2024 | 93.1 | UN IGME via World Bank |
| Stunting prevalence (under-5) | 17.90 | 2023 | 82.1 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Immunization, DTP3 | 98.00 | 2024 | 98.0 | WHO/UNICEF (WUENIC) via World Bank |
| Wasting prevalence (under-5) | 5.10 | 2023 | 94.9 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Primary school enrolment (net) | 88.03 | 2018 | 88.0 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Secondary school enrolment (net) | 70.20 | 2018 | 70.2 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Youth literacy rate (15–24) | 97.73 | 2022 | 97.7 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Poverty headcount ($2.15/day) | 0.00 | 2022 | 100.0 | World Bank |
| Safely managed drinking water | 65.59 | 2024 | 65.6 | WHO/UNICEF JMP via World Bank |
| Adolescent fertility rate | 8.71 | 2024 | 95.6 | UN Population Division via World Bank |
| Individuals using the internet | 91.28 | 2024 | 91.3 | ITU via World Bank |
| Birth registration completeness | 99.90 | 2010 | 99.9 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Married by age 18 | 9.00 | 2023 | 91.0 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Intentional homicide rate | 2.47 | 2020 | 95.1 | UNODC via World Bank |
| PM2.5 air pollution exposure | 30.07 | 2023 | 69.9 | GBD/IHME via World Bank |
| Access to clean cooking fuels | 93.00 | 2024 | 93.0 | WHO via World Bank |
Why this moved — Index v1.0 → v1.1
Score changed from 87.1 (v1.0) to 89.1 (v1.1) when the Index expanded on 21 Oct 2026. Decomposed honestly:
- Methodology effect +2.0 — 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 Bhutan.
- Data effect +0.0 — revised or newer values on the original v1.0 indicators. This is the part that reflects change in Bhutan itself.
Its rank moved from #81 to #74; 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.