United States
Global Child Index — Beta v1.1
Score
95.8 / 100
Rank
#28
Data coverage
88%
Domain scores
Health & Nutrition
96.9
Education
93.5
Poverty & Water
98.2
Adolescent & Digital
94.2
Protection
94.2
Environment & Exposure
96.5
Indicators
| Indicator | Value | Year | Score / 100 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under-5 mortality rate | 6.50 | 2024 | 97.4 | UN IGME via World Bank |
| Stunting prevalence (under-5) | 3.80 | 2022 | 96.2 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Immunization, DTP3 | 94.00 | 2024 | 94.0 | WHO/UNICEF (WUENIC) via World Bank |
| Wasting prevalence (under-5) | 0.10 | 2022 | 99.9 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Primary school enrolment (net) | 94.63 | 2017 | 94.6 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Secondary school enrolment (net) | 92.45 | 2017 | 92.5 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Poverty headcount ($2.15/day) | 1.10 | 2024 | 98.9 | World Bank |
| Safely managed drinking water | 97.57 | 2024 | 97.6 | WHO/UNICEF JMP via World Bank |
| Adolescent fertility rate | 12.41 | 2024 | 93.8 | UN Population Division via World Bank |
| Individuals using the internet | 94.69 | 2024 | 94.7 | ITU via World Bank |
| Birth registration completeness | 100.00 | 2022 | 100.0 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Intentional homicide rate | 5.76 | 2023 | 88.5 | UNODC via World Bank |
| PM2.5 air pollution exposure | 6.97 | 2023 | 93.0 | 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 95.7 (v1.0) to 95.8 (v1.1) when the Index expanded on 21 Oct 2026. Decomposed honestly:
- Methodology effect +0.1 — 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 United States.
- Data effect +0.0 — revised or newer values on the original v1.0 indicators. This is the part that reflects change in United States itself.
Its rank moved from #32 to #28; 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.