Kenya
Global Child Index — Beta v1.1
Score
74.7 / 100
Rank
#122
Data coverage
88%
Domain scores
Health & Nutrition
88.3
Education
86.6
Poverty & Water
54.5
Adolescent & Digital
53.9
Protection
81.6
Environment & Exposure
55.9
Indicators
| Indicator | Value | Year | Score / 100 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under-5 mortality rate | 38.80 | 2024 | 84.5 | UN IGME via World Bank |
| Stunting prevalence (under-5) | 17.60 | 2022 | 82.4 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Immunization, DTP3 | 91.00 | 2024 | 91.0 | WHO/UNICEF (WUENIC) via World Bank |
| Wasting prevalence (under-5) | 4.50 | 2022 | 95.5 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Primary school enrolment (net) | 79.97 | 2012 | 80.0 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Youth literacy rate (15–24) | 93.18 | 2014 | 93.2 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Poverty headcount ($2.15/day) | 45.50 | 2022 | 54.5 | World Bank |
| Adolescent fertility rate | 54.50 | 2024 | 72.8 | UN Population Division via World Bank |
| Individuals using the internet | 34.98 | 2024 | 35.0 | ITU via World Bank |
| Birth registration completeness | 66.90 | 2014 | 66.9 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Married by age 18 | 12.50 | 2022 | 87.5 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Intentional homicide rate | 4.87 | 2022 | 90.3 | UNODC via World Bank |
| PM2.5 air pollution exposure | 20.25 | 2023 | 79.7 | GBD/IHME via World Bank |
| Access to clean cooking fuels | 32.00 | 2024 | 32.0 | WHO via World Bank |
Why this moved — Index v1.0 → v1.1
Score changed from 71.8 (v1.0) to 74.7 (v1.1) when the Index expanded on 21 Oct 2026. Decomposed honestly:
- Methodology effect +2.9 — 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 Kenya.
- Data effect +0.0 — revised or newer values on the original v1.0 indicators. This is the part that reflects change in Kenya itself.
Its rank moved from #124 to #122; 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.