South Sudan
Global Child Index — Beta v1.1
Score
45.4 / 100
Rank
#171
Data coverage
88%
Domain scores
Health & Nutrition
70.1
Education
20.3
Poverty & Water
23.5
Adolescent & Digital
29.3
Protection
52.0
Environment & Exposure
38.2
Indicators
| Indicator | Value | Year | Score / 100 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under-5 mortality rate | 96.70 | 2024 | 61.3 | UN IGME via World Bank |
| Stunting prevalence (under-5) | 31.30 | 2010 | 68.7 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Immunization, DTP3 | 73.00 | 2024 | 73.0 | WHO/UNICEF (WUENIC) via World Bank |
| Wasting prevalence (under-5) | 22.70 | 2010 | 77.3 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Primary school enrolment (net) | 35.21 | 2015 | 35.2 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Secondary school enrolment (net) | 5.48 | 2015 | 5.5 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Poverty headcount ($2.15/day) | 76.50 | 2016 | 23.5 | World Bank |
| Adolescent fertility rate | 96.28 | 2024 | 51.9 | UN Population Division via World Bank |
| Individuals using the internet | 6.67 | 2019 | 6.7 | ITU via World Bank |
| Birth registration completeness | 35.40 | 2010 | 35.4 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Married by age 18 | 51.50 | 2010 | 48.5 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Intentional homicide rate | 13.98 | 2012 | 72.0 | UNODC via World Bank |
| PM2.5 air pollution exposure | 23.67 | 2023 | 76.3 | GBD/IHME via World Bank |
| Access to clean cooking fuels | 0.00 | 2024 | 0.0 | WHO via World Bank |
Why this moved — Index v1.0 → v1.1
Score changed from 36.1 (v1.0) to 45.4 (v1.1) when the Index expanded on 21 Oct 2026. Decomposed honestly:
- Methodology effect +9.3 — 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 South Sudan.
- Data effect +0.0 — revised or newer values on the original v1.0 indicators. This is the part that reflects change in South Sudan itself.
Its rank moved from #166 to #171; 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.