Malta
Global Child Index — Beta v1.1
Score
97.3 / 100
Rank
#12
Data coverage
94%
Domain scores
Health & Nutrition
97.8
Education
97.1
Poverty & Water
99.7
Adolescent & Digital
94.4
Protection
99.4
Environment & Exposure
94.6
Indicators
| Indicator | Value | Year | Score / 100 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under-5 mortality rate | 5.30 | 2024 | 97.9 | UN IGME via World Bank |
| Stunting prevalence (under-5) | 3.30 | 2022 | 96.7 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Immunization, DTP3 | 97.00 | 2024 | 97.0 | WHO/UNICEF (WUENIC) via World Bank |
| Wasting prevalence (under-5) | 0.40 | 2022 | 99.6 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Primary school enrolment (net) | 99.54 | 2017 | 99.5 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Secondary school enrolment (net) | 92.96 | 2017 | 93.0 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Youth literacy rate (15–24) | 98.88 | 2011 | 98.9 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Poverty headcount ($2.15/day) | 0.40 | 2023 | 99.6 | World Bank |
| Safely managed drinking water | 99.83 | 2024 | 99.8 | WHO/UNICEF JMP via World Bank |
| Adolescent fertility rate | 10.00 | 2024 | 95.0 | UN Population Division via World Bank |
| Individuals using the internet | 93.86 | 2024 | 93.9 | ITU via World Bank |
| Birth registration completeness | 100.00 | 2022 | 100.0 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Intentional homicide rate | 0.56 | 2023 | 98.9 | UNODC via World Bank |
| PM2.5 air pollution exposure | 10.81 | 2023 | 89.2 | 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 97.1 (v1.0) to 97.3 (v1.1) when the Index expanded on 21 Oct 2026. Decomposed honestly:
- Methodology effect +0.1 — 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 Malta.
- Data effect +0.0 — revised or newer values on the original v1.0 indicators. This is the part that reflects change in Malta itself.
Its rank moved from #18 to #12; 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.