Zimbabwe
Global Child Index — Beta v1.1
Score
66.4 / 100
Rank
#143
Data coverage
100%
Domain scores
Health & Nutrition
83.5
Education
78.5
Poverty & Water
38.1
Adolescent & Digital
46.9
Protection
67.2
Environment & Exposure
61.0
Indicators
| Indicator | Value | Year | Score / 100 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under-5 mortality rate | 64.70 | 2024 | 74.1 | UN IGME via World Bank |
| Stunting prevalence (under-5) | 25.90 | 2024 | 74.1 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Immunization, DTP3 | 91.00 | 2024 | 91.0 | WHO/UNICEF (WUENIC) via World Bank |
| Wasting prevalence (under-5) | 5.10 | 2024 | 94.9 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Primary school enrolment (net) | 94.15 | 2013 | 94.1 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Secondary school enrolment (net) | 48.73 | 2013 | 48.7 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Youth literacy rate (15–24) | 92.51 | 2019 | 92.5 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Poverty headcount ($2.15/day) | 49.20 | 2019 | 50.8 | World Bank |
| Safely managed drinking water | 25.46 | 2024 | 25.5 | WHO/UNICEF JMP via World Bank |
| Adolescent fertility rate | 95.52 | 2024 | 52.2 | UN Population Division via World Bank |
| Individuals using the internet | 41.64 | 2024 | 41.6 | ITU via World Bank |
| Birth registration completeness | 48.70 | 2019 | 48.7 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Married by age 18 | 33.70 | 2019 | 66.3 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Intentional homicide rate | 6.76 | 2022 | 86.5 | UNODC via World Bank |
| PM2.5 air pollution exposure | 15.03 | 2023 | 85.0 | GBD/IHME via World Bank |
| Access to clean cooking fuels | 37.00 | 2024 | 37.0 | WHO via World Bank |
Why this moved — Index v1.0 → v1.1
Score changed from 61.5 (v1.0) to 66.4 (v1.1) when the Index expanded on 21 Oct 2026. Decomposed honestly:
- Methodology effect +4.9 — 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 Zimbabwe.
- Data effect +0.0 — revised or newer values on the original v1.0 indicators. This is the part that reflects change in Zimbabwe itself.
Its rank moved from #141 to #143; 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.