Jamaica
Global Child Index — Beta v1.1
Score
83.1 / 100
Rank
#101
Data coverage
94%
Domain scores
Health & Nutrition
96.0
Education
82.9
Poverty & Water
98.6
Adolescent & Digital
86.0
Protection
57.4
Environment & Exposure
85.7
Indicators
| Indicator | Value | Year | Score / 100 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under-5 mortality rate | 17.80 | 2024 | 92.9 | UN IGME via World Bank |
| Stunting prevalence (under-5) | 4.60 | 2018 | 95.4 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Immunization, DTP3 | 99.00 | 2024 | 99.0 | WHO/UNICEF (WUENIC) via World Bank |
| Wasting prevalence (under-5) | 3.20 | 2018 | 96.8 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Primary school enrolment (net) | 81.02 | 2018 | 81.0 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Secondary school enrolment (net) | 73.97 | 2018 | 74.0 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Youth literacy rate (15–24) | 93.57 | 2022 | 93.6 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Poverty headcount ($2.15/day) | 1.40 | 2021 | 98.6 | World Bank |
| Adolescent fertility rate | 36.09 | 2024 | 82.0 | UN Population Division via World Bank |
| Individuals using the internet | 90.11 | 2024 | 90.1 | ITU via World Bank |
| Birth registration completeness | 98.00 | 2017 | 98.0 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Married by age 18 | 26.90 | 2022 | 73.1 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Intentional homicide rate | 49.44 | 2023 | 1.1 | UNODC via World Bank |
| PM2.5 air pollution exposure | 21.65 | 2023 | 78.3 | 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 88.4 (v1.0) to 83.1 (v1.1) when the Index expanded on 21 Oct 2026. Decomposed honestly:
- Methodology effect -5.3 — 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 Jamaica.
- Data effect +0.0 — revised or newer values on the original v1.0 indicators. This is the part that reflects change in Jamaica itself.
Its rank moved from #73 to #101; 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.