Denmark
Global Child Index — Beta v1.1
Score
97.9 / 100
Rank
#5
Data coverage
81%
Domain scores
Health & Nutrition
97.2
Education
94.7
Poverty & Water
99.8
Adolescent & Digital
99.6
Protection
99.2
Environment & Exposure
96.2
Indicators
| Indicator | Value | Year | Score / 100 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under-5 mortality rate | 4.00 | 2024 | 98.4 | UN IGME via World Bank |
| Immunization, DTP3 | 96.00 | 2024 | 96.0 | WHO/UNICEF (WUENIC) via World Bank |
| Primary school enrolment (net) | 98.54 | 2017 | 98.5 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Secondary school enrolment (net) | 90.92 | 2017 | 90.9 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Poverty headcount ($2.15/day) | 0.40 | 2023 | 99.6 | World Bank |
| Safely managed drinking water | 99.92 | 2024 | 99.9 | WHO/UNICEF JMP via World Bank |
| Adolescent fertility rate | 1.06 | 2024 | 99.5 | UN Population Division via World Bank |
| Individuals using the internet | 99.77 | 2024 | 99.8 | ITU via World Bank |
| Birth registration completeness | 100.00 | 2019 | 100.0 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Married by age 18 | 0.70 | 2021 | 99.3 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Intentional homicide rate | 0.84 | 2023 | 98.3 | UNODC via World Bank |
| PM2.5 air pollution exposure | 7.50 | 2023 | 92.5 | GBD/IHME via World Bank |
| Access to clean cooking fuels | 100.00 | 2024 | 100.0 | WHO via World Bank |
Why this moved — Index v1.0 → v1.1
Score changed from 98.1 (v1.0) to 97.9 (v1.1) when the Index expanded on 21 Oct 2026. Decomposed honestly:
- Methodology effect -0.2 — 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 Denmark.
- Data effect +0.0 — revised or newer values on the original v1.0 indicators. This is the part that reflects change in Denmark itself.
The v1.0 table is kept in the v1.0 archive.