Kuwait
Global Child Index — Beta v1.1
Score
91.8 / 100
Rank
#56
Data coverage
81%
Domain scores
Health & Nutrition
97.3
Education
89.5
Poverty & Water
100.0
Adolescent & Digital
99.6
Protection
99.5
Environment & Exposure
68.8
Indicators
| Indicator | Value | Year | Score / 100 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under-5 mortality rate | 8.10 | 2024 | 96.8 | UN IGME via World Bank |
| Stunting prevalence (under-5) | 3.20 | 2023 | 96.8 | 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) | 3.50 | 2023 | 96.5 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Primary school enrolment (net) | 82.63 | 2018 | 82.6 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Secondary school enrolment (net) | 86.53 | 2015 | 86.5 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Youth literacy rate (15–24) | 99.30 | 2020 | 99.3 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Safely managed drinking water | 100.00 | 2024 | 100.0 | WHO/UNICEF JMP via World Bank |
| Adolescent fertility rate | 1.43 | 2024 | 99.3 | UN Population Division via World Bank |
| Individuals using the internet | 100.00 | 2025 | 100.0 | ITU via World Bank |
| Intentional homicide rate | 0.25 | 2020 | 99.5 | UNODC via World Bank |
| PM2.5 air pollution exposure | 62.35 | 2023 | 37.7 | 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 95.2 (v1.0) to 91.8 (v1.1) when the Index expanded on 21 Oct 2026. Decomposed honestly:
- Methodology effect -3.3 — 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 Kuwait.
- Data effect +0.0 — revised or newer values on the original v1.0 indicators. This is the part that reflects change in Kuwait itself.
Its rank moved from #36 to #56; 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.