Romania
Global Child Index — Beta v1.1
Score
90.6 / 100
Rank
#65
Data coverage
88%
Domain scores
Health & Nutrition
88.0
Education
88.3
Poverty & Water
90.7
Adolescent & Digital
87.5
Protection
97.0
Environment & Exposure
90.0
Indicators
| Indicator | Value | Year | Score / 100 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under-5 mortality rate | 7.30 | 2024 | 97.1 | UN IGME via World Bank |
| Immunization, DTP3 | 79.00 | 2024 | 79.0 | WHO/UNICEF (WUENIC) via World Bank |
| Primary school enrolment (net) | 82.23 | 2017 | 82.2 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Secondary school enrolment (net) | 82.85 | 2017 | 82.8 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Youth literacy rate (15–24) | 99.94 | 2021 | 99.9 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Poverty headcount ($2.15/day) | 0.70 | 2023 | 99.3 | World Bank |
| Safely managed drinking water | 82.18 | 2024 | 82.2 | WHO/UNICEF JMP via World Bank |
| Adolescent fertility rate | 32.78 | 2024 | 83.6 | UN Population Division via World Bank |
| Individuals using the internet | 91.29 | 2024 | 91.3 | ITU via World Bank |
| Birth registration completeness | 100.00 | 2020 | 100.0 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Married by age 18 | 6.90 | 2021 | 93.1 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Intentional homicide rate | 1.11 | 2023 | 97.8 | UNODC via World Bank |
| PM2.5 air pollution exposure | 16.01 | 2023 | 84.0 | GBD/IHME via World Bank |
| Access to clean cooking fuels | 96.00 | 2024 | 96.0 | WHO via World Bank |
Why this moved — Index v1.0 → v1.1
Score changed from 89.8 (v1.0) to 90.6 (v1.1) when the Index expanded on 21 Oct 2026. Decomposed honestly:
- Methodology effect +0.8 — 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 Romania.
- Data effect +0.0 — revised or newer values on the original v1.0 indicators. This is the part that reflects change in Romania itself.
Its rank moved from #67 to #65; 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.