Estonia
Global Child Index — Beta v1.1
Score
96.1 / 100
Rank
#27
Data coverage
94%
Domain scores
Health & Nutrition
94.4
Education
96.0
Poverty & Water
99.3
Adolescent & Digital
95.0
Protection
98.5
Environment & Exposure
95.0
Indicators
| Indicator | Value | Year | Score / 100 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under-5 mortality rate | 2.00 | 2024 | 99.2 | UN IGME via World Bank |
| Stunting prevalence (under-5) | 1.20 | 2014 | 98.8 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Immunization, DTP3 | 81.00 | 2024 | 81.0 | WHO/UNICEF (WUENIC) via World Bank |
| Wasting prevalence (under-5) | 1.50 | 2014 | 98.5 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Primary school enrolment (net) | 93.68 | 2017 | 93.7 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Secondary school enrolment (net) | 94.36 | 2017 | 94.4 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Youth literacy rate (15–24) | 99.95 | 2011 | 99.9 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Poverty headcount ($2.15/day) | 0.30 | 2023 | 99.7 | World Bank |
| Safely managed drinking water | 98.94 | 2024 | 98.9 | WHO/UNICEF JMP via World Bank |
| Adolescent fertility rate | 4.67 | 2024 | 97.7 | UN Population Division via World Bank |
| Individuals using the internet | 92.24 | 2024 | 92.2 | ITU via World Bank |
| Birth registration completeness | 100.00 | 2022 | 100.0 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Intentional homicide rate | 1.54 | 2023 | 96.9 | UNODC via World Bank |
| PM2.5 air pollution exposure | 5.92 | 2023 | 94.1 | GBD/IHME via World Bank |
| Access to clean cooking fuels | 96.00 | 2024 | 96.0 | WHO via World Bank |
Why this moved — Index v1.0 → v1.1
Score changed from 97.2 (v1.0) to 96.1 (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 Estonia.
- Data effect +0.0 — revised or newer values on the original v1.0 indicators. This is the part that reflects change in Estonia itself.
Its rank moved from #17 to #27; 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.