Sierra Leone
Global Child Index — Beta v1.1
Score
63.7 / 100
Rank
#147
Data coverage
100%
Domain scores
Health & Nutrition
80.5
Education
71.0
Poverty & Water
34.7
Adolescent & Digital
39.8
Protection
85.5
Environment & Exposure
39.8
Indicators
| Indicator | Value | Year | Score / 100 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under-5 mortality rate | 90.50 | 2024 | 63.8 | UN IGME via World Bank |
| Stunting prevalence (under-5) | 26.30 | 2021 | 73.7 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Immunization, DTP3 | 91.00 | 2024 | 91.0 | WHO/UNICEF (WUENIC) via World Bank |
| Wasting prevalence (under-5) | 6.30 | 2021 | 93.7 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Primary school enrolment (net) | 98.11 | 2016 | 98.1 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Secondary school enrolment (net) | 41.77 | 2018 | 41.8 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Youth literacy rate (15–24) | 72.99 | 2019 | 73.0 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Poverty headcount ($2.15/day) | 41.50 | 2018 | 58.5 | World Bank |
| Safely managed drinking water | 10.90 | 2024 | 10.9 | WHO/UNICEF JMP via World Bank |
| Adolescent fertility rate | 91.19 | 2024 | 54.4 | UN Population Division via World Bank |
| Individuals using the internet | 25.10 | 2024 | 25.1 | ITU via World Bank |
| Birth registration completeness | 90.40 | 2019 | 90.4 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Married by age 18 | 29.60 | 2019 | 70.4 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Intentional homicide rate | 2.22 | 2020 | 95.6 | UNODC via World Bank |
| PM2.5 air pollution exposure | 22.46 | 2023 | 77.5 | GBD/IHME via World Bank |
| Access to clean cooking fuels | 2.00 | 2024 | 2.0 | WHO via World Bank |
Why this moved — Index v1.0 → v1.1
Score changed from 55.5 (v1.0) to 63.7 (v1.1) when the Index expanded on 21 Oct 2026. Decomposed honestly:
- Methodology effect +8.3 — 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 Sierra Leone.
- Data effect +0.0 — revised or newer values on the original v1.0 indicators. This is the part that reflects change in Sierra Leone itself.
Its rank moved from #156 to #147; 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.