Italy
Global Child Index — Beta v1.1
Score
96.2 / 100
Rank
#26
Data coverage
81%
Domain scores
Health & Nutrition
96.5
Education
96.7
Poverty & Water
97.9
Adolescent & Digital
93.9
Protection
99.4
Environment & Exposure
92.4
Indicators
| Indicator | Value | Year | Score / 100 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under-5 mortality rate | 2.70 | 2024 | 98.9 | UN IGME via World Bank |
| Immunization, DTP3 | 94.00 | 2024 | 94.0 | WHO/UNICEF (WUENIC) via World Bank |
| Primary school enrolment (net) | 95.66 | 2017 | 95.7 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Secondary school enrolment (net) | 94.66 | 2017 | 94.7 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Youth literacy rate (15–24) | 99.87 | 2019 | 99.9 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Poverty headcount ($2.15/day) | 0.90 | 2023 | 99.1 | World Bank |
| Safely managed drinking water | 96.76 | 2024 | 96.8 | WHO/UNICEF JMP via World Bank |
| Adolescent fertility rate | 2.87 | 2024 | 98.6 | UN Population Division via World Bank |
| Individuals using the internet | 89.22 | 2024 | 89.2 | ITU via World Bank |
| Birth registration completeness | 100.00 | 2022 | 100.0 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Intentional homicide rate | 0.57 | 2023 | 98.9 | UNODC via World Bank |
| PM2.5 air pollution exposure | 14.29 | 2023 | 85.7 | GBD/IHME via World Bank |
| Access to clean cooking fuels | 99.00 | 2024 | 99.0 | WHO via World Bank |
Why this moved — Index v1.0 → v1.1
Score changed from 96.6 (v1.0) to 96.2 (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 Italy.
- Data effect +0.0 — revised or newer values on the original v1.0 indicators. This is the part that reflects change in Italy itself.
Its rank moved from #25 to #26; 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.