Namibia
Global Child Index — Beta v1.1
Score
79.1 / 100
Rank
#114
Data coverage
88%
Domain scores
Health & Nutrition
82.1
Education
94.8
Poverty & Water
77.1
Adolescent & Digital
66.0
Protection
82.9
Environment & Exposure
65.9
Indicators
| Indicator | Value | Year | Score / 100 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under-5 mortality rate | 39.50 | 2024 | 84.2 | UN IGME via World Bank |
| Stunting prevalence (under-5) | 22.70 | 2013 | 77.3 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Immunization, DTP3 | 74.00 | 2024 | 74.0 | WHO/UNICEF (WUENIC) via World Bank |
| Wasting prevalence (under-5) | 7.10 | 2013 | 92.9 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Primary school enrolment (net) | 97.49 | 2018 | 97.5 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Youth literacy rate (15–24) | 92.13 | 2023 | 92.1 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Poverty headcount ($2.15/day) | 22.90 | 2015 | 77.1 | World Bank |
| Adolescent fertility rate | 65.95 | 2024 | 67.0 | UN Population Division via World Bank |
| Individuals using the internet | 64.87 | 2024 | 64.9 | ITU via World Bank |
| Birth registration completeness | 78.10 | 2016 | 78.1 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Married by age 18 | 6.90 | 2013 | 93.1 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Intentional homicide rate | 11.21 | 2021 | 77.6 | UNODC via World Bank |
| PM2.5 air pollution exposure | 14.23 | 2023 | 85.8 | GBD/IHME via World Bank |
| Access to clean cooking fuels | 46.00 | 2024 | 46.0 | WHO via World Bank |
Why this moved — Index v1.0 → v1.1
Score changed from 80.0 (v1.0) to 79.1 (v1.1) when the Index expanded on 21 Oct 2026. Decomposed honestly:
- Methodology effect -0.9 — 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 Namibia.
- Data effect +0.0 — revised or newer values on the original v1.0 indicators. This is the part that reflects change in Namibia itself.
Its rank moved from #108 to #114; 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.