Sweden
Global Child Index — Beta v1.1
Score
98.3 / 100
Rank
#2
Data coverage
75%
Domain scores
Health & Nutrition
97.5
Education
99.1
Poverty & Water
99.5
Adolescent & Digital
97.5
Protection
98.9
Environment & Exposure
97.4
Indicators
| Indicator | Value | Year | Score / 100 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under-5 mortality rate | 2.40 | 2024 | 99.0 | UN IGME via World Bank |
| Immunization, DTP3 | 96.00 | 2024 | 96.0 | WHO/UNICEF (WUENIC) via World Bank |
| Primary school enrolment (net) | 99.18 | 2017 | 99.2 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Secondary school enrolment (net) | 99.06 | 2016 | 99.1 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Poverty headcount ($2.15/day) | 0.80 | 2023 | 99.2 | World Bank |
| Safely managed drinking water | 99.76 | 2024 | 99.8 | WHO/UNICEF JMP via World Bank |
| Adolescent fertility rate | 1.70 | 2024 | 99.2 | UN Population Division via World Bank |
| Individuals using the internet | 95.77 | 2025 | 95.8 | ITU via World Bank |
| Birth registration completeness | 100.00 | 2022 | 100.0 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Intentional homicide rate | 1.15 | 2023 | 97.7 | UNODC via World Bank |
| PM2.5 air pollution exposure | 5.26 | 2023 | 94.7 | GBD/IHME via World Bank |
| Access to clean cooking fuels | 100.00 | 2024 | 100.0 | WHO via World Bank |
Why this moved — Index v1.0 → v1.1
Score changed from 98.7 (v1.0) to 98.3 (v1.1) when the Index expanded on 21 Oct 2026. Decomposed honestly:
- Methodology effect -0.4 — 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 Sweden.
- Data effect +0.0 — revised or newer values on the original v1.0 indicators. This is the part that reflects change in Sweden itself.
Its rank moved from #4 to #2; 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.