Niger
Global Child Index — Beta v1.1
Score
48.4 / 100
Rank
#169
Data coverage
94%
Domain scores
Health & Nutrition
70.8
Education
46.4
Poverty & Water
39.5
Adolescent & Digital
22.4
Protection
59.6
Environment & Exposure
20.4
Indicators
| Indicator | Value | Year | Score / 100 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under-5 mortality rate | 110.70 | 2024 | 55.7 | UN IGME via World Bank |
| Stunting prevalence (under-5) | 47.70 | 2022 | 52.3 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Immunization, DTP3 | 86.00 | 2024 | 86.0 | WHO/UNICEF (WUENIC) via World Bank |
| Wasting prevalence (under-5) | 10.90 | 2022 | 89.1 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Primary school enrolment (net) | 65.12 | 2017 | 65.1 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Secondary school enrolment (net) | 20.07 | 2017 | 20.1 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Youth literacy rate (15–24) | 53.91 | 2022 | 53.9 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Poverty headcount ($2.15/day) | 60.50 | 2021 | 39.5 | World Bank |
| Adolescent fertility rate | 141.55 | 2024 | 29.2 | UN Population Division via World Bank |
| Individuals using the internet | 15.56 | 2024 | 15.6 | ITU via World Bank |
| Birth registration completeness | 63.90 | 2012 | 63.9 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Married by age 18 | 76.30 | 2012 | 23.7 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Intentional homicide rate | 4.42 | 2012 | 91.2 | UNODC via World Bank |
| PM2.5 air pollution exposure | 65.23 | 2023 | 34.8 | GBD/IHME via World Bank |
| Access to clean cooking fuels | 6.00 | 2024 | 6.0 | WHO via World Bank |
Why this moved — Index v1.0 → v1.1
Score changed from 41.4 (v1.0) to 48.4 (v1.1) when the Index expanded on 21 Oct 2026. Decomposed honestly:
- Methodology effect +7.0 — 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 Niger.
- Data effect +0.0 — revised or newer values on the original v1.0 indicators. This is the part that reflects change in Niger itself.
Its rank moved from #165 to #169; 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.