Pakistan
Global Child Index — Beta v1.1
Score
66.6 / 100
Rank
#142
Data coverage
100%
Domain scores
Health & Nutrition
80.0
Education
59.4
Poverty & Water
61.0
Adolescent & Digital
68.7
Protection
71.7
Environment & Exposure
46.3
Indicators
| Indicator | Value | Year | Score / 100 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under-5 mortality rate | 56.00 | 2024 | 77.6 | UN IGME via World Bank |
| Stunting prevalence (under-5) | 37.60 | 2018 | 62.4 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Immunization, DTP3 | 87.00 | 2024 | 87.0 | WHO/UNICEF (WUENIC) via World Bank |
| Wasting prevalence (under-5) | 7.10 | 2018 | 92.9 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Primary school enrolment (net) | 67.57 | 2018 | 67.6 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Secondary school enrolment (net) | 37.40 | 2018 | 37.4 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Youth literacy rate (15–24) | 73.13 | 2021 | 73.1 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Poverty headcount ($2.15/day) | 23.00 | 2024 | 77.0 | World Bank |
| Safely managed drinking water | 44.97 | 2024 | 45.0 | WHO/UNICEF JMP via World Bank |
| Adolescent fertility rate | 39.86 | 2024 | 80.1 | UN Population Division via World Bank |
| Individuals using the internet | 57.25 | 2024 | 57.3 | ITU via World Bank |
| Birth registration completeness | 42.20 | 2018 | 42.2 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Married by age 18 | 18.30 | 2018 | 81.7 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Intentional homicide rate | 4.33 | 2023 | 91.3 | UNODC via World Bank |
| PM2.5 air pollution exposure | 58.37 | 2023 | 41.6 | GBD/IHME via World Bank |
| Access to clean cooking fuels | 51.00 | 2024 | 51.0 | WHO via World Bank |
Why this moved — Index v1.0 → v1.1
Score changed from 64.2 (v1.0) to 66.6 (v1.1) when the Index expanded on 21 Oct 2026. Decomposed honestly:
- Methodology effect +2.4 — 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 Pakistan.
- Data effect +0.0 — revised or newer values on the original v1.0 indicators. This is the part that reflects change in Pakistan itself.
Its rank moved from #137 to #142; 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.