United Kingdom
Global Child Index — Beta v1.1
Score
97.6 / 100
Rank
#8
Data coverage
94%
Domain scores
Health & Nutrition
96.9
Education
98.3
Poverty & Water
99.7
Adolescent & Digital
95.8
Protection
99.3
Environment & Exposure
95.3
Indicators
| Indicator | Value | Year | Score / 100 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under-5 mortality rate | 4.70 | 2024 | 98.1 | UN IGME via World Bank |
| Stunting prevalence (under-5) | 2.00 | 2019 | 98.0 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Immunization, DTP3 | 92.00 | 2024 | 92.0 | WHO/UNICEF (WUENIC) via World Bank |
| Wasting prevalence (under-5) | 0.40 | 2019 | 99.6 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Primary school enrolment (net) | 99.49 | 2017 | 99.5 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Secondary school enrolment (net) | 97.13 | 2017 | 97.1 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Poverty headcount ($2.15/day) | 0.40 | 2021 | 99.6 | World Bank |
| Safely managed drinking water | 99.82 | 2024 | 99.8 | WHO/UNICEF JMP via World Bank |
| Adolescent fertility rate | 7.82 | 2024 | 96.1 | UN Population Division via World Bank |
| Individuals using the internet | 95.47 | 2024 | 95.5 | ITU via World Bank |
| Birth registration completeness | 100.00 | 2022 | 100.0 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Married by age 18 | 0.00 | 2021 | 100.0 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Intentional homicide rate | 1.12 | 2021 | 97.8 | UNODC via World Bank |
| PM2.5 air pollution exposure | 9.46 | 2023 | 90.5 | 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 98.0 (v1.0) to 97.6 (v1.1) when the Index expanded on 21 Oct 2026. Decomposed honestly:
- Methodology effect -0.4 — 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 United Kingdom.
- Data effect +0.0 — revised or newer values on the original v1.0 indicators. This is the part that reflects change in United Kingdom itself.
Its rank moved from #11 to #8; 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.