Sao Tome and Principe
Global Child Index — Beta v1.1
Score
76.0 / 100
Rank
#120
Data coverage
100%
Domain scores
Health & Nutrition
91.4
Education
84.6
Poverty & Water
61.8
Adolescent & Digital
58.3
Protection
88.0
Environment & Exposure
45.9
Indicators
| Indicator | Value | Year | Score / 100 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under-5 mortality rate | 13.60 | 2024 | 94.6 | UN IGME via World Bank |
| Stunting prevalence (under-5) | 11.70 | 2019 | 88.3 | 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) | 4.10 | 2019 | 95.9 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Primary school enrolment (net) | 93.08 | 2017 | 93.1 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Secondary school enrolment (net) | 65.23 | 2015 | 65.2 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Youth literacy rate (15–24) | 95.49 | 2019 | 95.5 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Poverty headcount ($2.15/day) | 13.00 | 2017 | 87.0 | World Bank |
| Safely managed drinking water | 36.68 | 2024 | 36.7 | WHO/UNICEF JMP via World Bank |
| Adolescent fertility rate | 85.18 | 2024 | 57.4 | UN Population Division via World Bank |
| Individuals using the internet | 59.12 | 2024 | 59.1 | ITU via World Bank |
| Birth registration completeness | 98.60 | 2019 | 98.6 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Married by age 18 | 28.00 | 2019 | 72.0 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Intentional homicide rate | 3.23 | 2011 | 93.5 | UNODC via World Bank |
| PM2.5 air pollution exposure | 15.12 | 2023 | 84.9 | GBD/IHME via World Bank |
| Access to clean cooking fuels | 7.00 | 2024 | 7.0 | WHO via World Bank |
Why this moved — Index v1.0 → v1.1
Score changed from 75.2 (v1.0) to 76.0 (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 Sao Tome and Principe.
- Data effect +0.0 — revised or newer values on the original v1.0 indicators. This is the part that reflects change in Sao Tome and Principe itself.
Its rank moved from #117 to #120; 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.