Eswatini
Global Child Index — Beta v1.1
Score
72.2 / 100
Rank
#128
Data coverage
100%
Domain scores
Health & Nutrition
86.0
Education
74.3
Poverty & Water
46.9
Adolescent & Digital
64.7
Protection
75.5
Environment & Exposure
69.6
Indicators
| Indicator | Value | Year | Score / 100 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under-5 mortality rate | 45.10 | 2024 | 82.0 | UN IGME via World Bank |
| Stunting prevalence (under-5) | 20.00 | 2021 | 80.0 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Immunization, DTP3 | 84.00 | 2024 | 84.0 | WHO/UNICEF (WUENIC) via World Bank |
| Wasting prevalence (under-5) | 1.80 | 2021 | 98.2 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Primary school enrolment (net) | 82.52 | 2017 | 82.5 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Secondary school enrolment (net) | 41.70 | 2015 | 41.7 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Youth literacy rate (15–24) | 98.66 | 2022 | 98.7 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Poverty headcount ($2.15/day) | 44.50 | 2016 | 55.5 | World Bank |
| Safely managed drinking water | 38.22 | 2024 | 38.2 | WHO/UNICEF JMP via World Bank |
| Adolescent fertility rate | 68.16 | 2024 | 65.9 | UN Population Division via World Bank |
| Individuals using the internet | 63.40 | 2024 | 63.4 | ITU via World Bank |
| Birth registration completeness | 53.50 | 2014 | 53.5 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Married by age 18 | 1.90 | 2022 | 98.1 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Intentional homicide rate | 12.51 | 2021 | 75.0 | UNODC via World Bank |
| PM2.5 air pollution exposure | 16.75 | 2023 | 83.3 | GBD/IHME via World Bank |
| Access to clean cooking fuels | 56.00 | 2024 | 56.0 | WHO via World Bank |
Why this moved — Index v1.0 → v1.1
Score changed from 67.5 (v1.0) to 72.2 (v1.1) when the Index expanded on 21 Oct 2026. Decomposed honestly:
- Methodology effect +4.7 — 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 Eswatini.
- Data effect +0.0 — revised or newer values on the original v1.0 indicators. This is the part that reflects change in Eswatini itself.
Its rank moved from #131 to #128; 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.