As world leaders set out a roadmap for human progress over the next 15 years, it is vital that every child is included, and that children everywhere are at the heart of the new global agenda.
Please note that the data for all countries is in the process of being updated. For the most recent data (including 2013 data), download the State of The World's Children 2015 Country Statistical tables [Excel] and choose a country. You can also download all data tables by thematic area [PDF].
Basic Indicators | Nutrition | Health | HIV/AIDS | Education | Demographic Indicators | Economic Indicators | Women | Child Protection | The Rate Of Progress | Adolescents | Disparities By Residence | Disparities By Household Wealth | Early Childhood Development
Basic Indicators | |
Under-5 mortality rank | 116 |
Under-5 mortality rate (U5MR), 1990 | 30 |
Under-5 mortality rate (U5MR), 2012 | 15 |
U5MR by sex 2012, male | 17 |
U5MR by sex 2012, female | 13 |
Infant mortality rate (under 1), 1990 | 25 |
Infant mortality rate (under 1), 2012 | 13 |
Neonatal mortality rate 2012 | 9 |
Total population (thousands) 2012 | 29954.8 |
Annual no. of births (thousands) 2012 | 601.4 |
Annual no. of under-5 deaths (thousands) 2012 | 9 |
GNI per capita (US$) 2012 | 12470 |
Life expectancy at birth (years) 2012 | 74.5 |
Total adult literacy rate (%) 2008-2012* | 95.5 |
Primary school net enrolment ratio (%) 2008-2011* | 94.8 |
Nutrition | |
Low birthweight (%) 2008-2012* | 8 |
Early initiation of breastfeeding (%), 2008-2012* | – |
Exclusive breastfeeding <6 months (%), 2008-2012* | – |
Introduction of solid, semi-solid or soft foods 6-8 months (%), 2008-2012* | – |
Breastfeeding at age 2 (%), 2008-2012* | – |
Underweight (%) 2008-2012*, moderate & severe | 3.7 |
Underweight (%) 2008-2012*, severe | – |
Stunting (%) 2008-2012*, moderate & severe | 15.6 |
Wasting (%) 2008-2012*, moderate & severe | 5 |
Overweight (%) 2008-2012*, moderate & severe | 6.1 |
Vitamin A supplementation full coverage (%) 2012 | – |
Iodized salt consumption (%) 2008-2012* | – |
Health | |
Use of improved drinking water sources (%) 2011, total | – |
Use of improved drinking water sources (%) 2011, urban | – |
Use of improved drinking water sources (%) 2011, rural | – |
Use of improved sanitation facilities (%) 2011, total | – |
Use of improved sanitation facilities (%) 2011, urban | – |
Use of improved sanitation facilities (%) 2011, rural | – |
Routine EPI vaccines financed by government (%) 2012 | 100 |
Immunization coverage (%) 2012, BCG | 96 |
Immunization coverage (%) 2012, DPT1 | 90 |
Immunization coverage (%) 2012, DPT3 | 81 |
Immunization coverage (%) 2012, polio3 | 73 |
Immunization coverage (%) 2012, MCV | 87 |
Immunization coverage (%) 2012, HepB3 | 81 |
Immunization coverage (%) 2012, Hib3 | 81 |
Immunization coverage (%) 2012, Newborns protected against tetanus | 50 |
Pneumonia (%) 2008-2012*, Care seeking for suspected pneumonia | 71.7 |
Pneumonia (%) 2008-2012*, Antibiotic treatment for suspected pneumonia | – |
Diarrhoea (%) 2008-2012*, Treatment with oral rehydration salts (ORS) | 37.7 |
Malaria (%) 2008-2012*, Antimalarial treatment among febrile children | – |
Malaria (%) 2008-2012*, Children sleeping under ITNs | – |
Malaria (%) 2008-2012*, Households with at least one ITN | – |
HIV/AIDS | |
Adult HIV prevalence (%) 2012 | 0.6 |
People of all ages living with HIV (thousands) 2012, estimate | 110 |
People of all ages living with HIV (thousands) 2012, low | 74 |
People of all ages living with HIV (thousands) 2012, high | 160 |
Women living with HIV (thousands) 2012 | 38 |
Children living with HIV (thousands) 2012 | – |
Prevention among young people (aged 15-24), HIV prevalence among young people (%) 2012, total | 0.3 |
Prevention among young people (aged 15-24), HIV prevalence among young people (%) 2012, male | 0.3 |
Prevention among young people (aged 15-24), HIV prevalence among young people (%) 2012, female | 0.3 |
Prevention among young people (aged 15-24), Comprehensive knowledge of HIV (%) 2008-2012*, male | – |
Prevention among young people (aged 15-24), Comprehensive knowledge of HIV (%) 2008-2012*, female | – |
Prevention among young people (aged 15-24), Condom use among young people with multiple partners (%) 2008-2012*, male | – |
Prevention among young people (aged 15-24), Condom use among young people with multiple partners (%) 2008-2012*, female | – |
Orphans, Children orphaned by AIDS (thousands) 2012 | – |
Orphans, Children orphaned due to all causes (thousands) 2012 | – |
Orphans, Orphan school attendance ratio (%), 2008-2012* | – |
Education | |
Youth (15-24 years) literacy rate (%) 2008-2012*, male | 98.3 |
Youth (15-24 years) literacy rate (%) 2008-2012*, female | 98.8 |
Number per 100 population 2012, mobile phones | 102.1 |
Number per 100 population 2012, Internet users | 44 |
Pre-primary school participation, Gross enrolment ratio (%) 2008 -2012*, male | 71.5 |
Pre-primary school participation, Gross enrolment ratio (%) 2008 -2012*, female | 76.6 |
Primary school participation, Gross enrolment ratio (%) 2008-2012*, male | 103.8 |
Primary school participation, Gross enrolment ratio (%) 2008-2012*, female | 101 |
Primary school participation, Net enrolment ratio (%) 2008-2012*, male | 94.6 |
Primary school participation, Net enrolment ratio (%) 2008-2012*, female | 95 |
Primary school participation, Net attendance ratio (%) 2008-2012*, male | 91 |
Primary school participation, Net attendance ratio (%) 2008-2012*, female | 92.9 |
Primary school participation, Survival rate to last primary grade (%) , 2008-2012*, admin. data | 94.6 |
Primary school participation, Survival rate to last primary grade (%) , 2008-2012*, survey data | 82.2 |
Secondary school participation, Net enrolment ratio (%) 2008-2012*, male | 69.1 |
Secondary school participation, Net enrolment ratio (%) 2008-2012*, female | 76.7 |
Secondary school participation, Net attendance ratio (%) 2008-2012*, male | 29.5 |
Secondary school participation, Net attendance ratio (%) 2008-2012*, female | 43.3 |
Demographic Indicators | |
Population (thousands) 2012, total | 29954.8 |
Population (thousands) 2012, under 18 | 10289 |
Population (thousands) 2012, under 5 | 2950.8 |
Population annual growth rate (%), 1990-2012 | 1.9 |
Population annual growth rate (%), 2012-2030 | 1.2 |
Crude death rate, 1970 | 7 |
Crude death rate, 1990 | 4.9 |
Crude death rate, 2012 | 5.3 |
Crude birth rate, 1970 | 37.3 |
Crude birth rate, 1990 | 28.6 |
Crude birth rate, 2012 | 20.1 |
Life expectancy, 1970 | 64.9 |
Life expectancy, 1990 | 71.1 |
Life expectancy, 2012 | 74.5 |
Total fertility rate, 2012 | 2.4 |
Urbanized population (%), 2012 | 93.7 |
Average annual growth rate of urban population (%), 1990-2012 | 2.4 |
Average annual growth rate of urban population (%), 2012-2030 | 1.3 |
Economic Indicators | |
GNI per capita 2012, US$ | 12470 |
GNI per capita 2012, PPP US$ | 13120 |
GDP per capita average annual growth rate (%), 1970-1990 | -1.6 |
GDP per capita average annual growth rate (%), 1990-2012 | 0.5 |
Average annual rate of inflation (%) 1990-2012 | 31.7 |
Population below international poverty line of US$1.25 per day (%) 2007-2011* | 6.6 |
Public spending as a % of GDP (2007-2011*) allocated to: health | 2.7 |
Public spending as a % of GDP (2008-2010*) allocated to: education | 3.6 |
Public spending as a % of GDP (2008-2010*) allocated to: military | 1.3 |
ODA inflow in millions US$ 2010 | 44.5 |
ODA inflow as a % of recipient GNI 2010 | 0 |
Debt service as a % of exports of goods and services 2010 | 6.1 |
Share of household income (%, 2007-2011*), poorest 40% | 14 |
Share of household income (%, 2007-2011*), richest 20% | 49 |
Women | |
Life expectancy: females as a % of males 2012 | 108.3 |
Adult literacy rate: females as a % of males 2008-2012* | 99.7 |
Enrolment ratios: females as a % of males 2008-2012*, Primary GER | 97.4 |
Enrolment ratios: females as a % of males 2008-2012*, Secondary GER | 109.4 |
Survival rate to the last grade of primary: females as a % of males 2008-2012* | 106.4 |
Contraceptive prevalence (%) 2008-2012* | – |
Antenatal care (%) 2008-2012*, At least one visit | 94.1 |
Antenatal care (%) 2008-2012*, At least four visits | – |
Delivery care (%) 2008-2012*, Skilled attendant at birth | 95 |
Delivery care (%) 2008-2012*, Institutional delivery | 95 |
Delivery care (%) 2008-2012*, C-section | – |
Maternal mortality ratio , 2008-2012*, Reported | 63.4 |
Maternal mortality ratio , 2010, Adjusted | 92 |
Maternal mortality ratio , 2010, Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in:) | 410 |
Child Protection | |
Child labour (%) + 2002-2012*, , total | 7.7 |
Child labour (%) + 2002-2012*, , male | 9.2 |
Child labour (%) + 2002-2012*, , female | 6.2 |
Child marriage (%) 2002-2012*, married by 15 | – |
Child marriage (%) 2002-2012*, married by 18 | – |
Birth registration (%) 2005-2012*, total | 81 |
Female genital mutilation/cutting (%) 2002-2012*, prevalence, women a | – |
Female genital mutilation/cutting (%) 2002-2012*, prevalence, daughtersb | – |
Female genital mutilation/cutting (%) 2002-2012*, attitudes, support for the practicec | – |
Justification of wife-beating (%) 2002-2012*, male | – |
Justification of wife-beating (%) 2002-2012*, female | – |
Violent discipline (%) + 2005-2012*, total | – |
Violent discipline (%) + 2005-2012*, male | – |
Violent discipline (%) + 2005-2012*, female | – |
The Rate Of Progress | |
Under-5 mortality rank | 116 |
Under-5 mortality rate, , 1970 | 63 |
Under-5 mortality rate, , 1990 | 30 |
Under-5 mortality rate, , 2000 | 21 |
Under-5 mortality rate, , 2012 | 15 |
Annual rate of reduction (%) Under-5 mortality rate, 1970-1990 | 3.8 |
Annual rate of reduction (%) Under-5 mortality rate, 1990-2000 | 3.3 |
Annual rate of reduction (%) Under-5 mortality rate, 2000-2012 | 2.8 |
Annual rate of reduction (%) Under-5 mortality rate, 1990-2012 | 3 |
Reduction since 1990 (%) | 48 |
Reduction since 2000 (%) | 28 |
GDP per capita average annual growth rate (%), 1970-1990 | -1.6 |
GDP per capita average annual growth rate (%), 1990-2012 | 0.5 |
Total fertility rate, 1970 | 5.4 |
Total fertility rate, 1990 | 3.4 |
Total fertility rate, 2012 | 2.4 |
Average annual rate of reduction (%) Total fertility rate, 1970-1990 | 2.2 |
Average annual rate of reduction (%) Total fertility rate, 1990-2012 | 1.6 |
Adolescents | |
Population aged 10-19, Thousands 2012 | 5536.9 |
Population aged 10-19, Proportion of total population (%) 2012 | 18.5 |
Adolescents currently married/ in union (%) 2002-2012* , male | – |
Adolescents currently married/ in union (%) 2002-2012* , female | 15.9 |
Births by age 18 (%) 2008-2012* | – |
Adolescent birth rate 2006-2010* | 101 |
Justification of wife-beating among adolescents (%) 2002-2012*, male | – |
Justification of wife-beating among adolescents (%) 2002-2012*, female | – |
Use of mass media among adolescents (%) 2002-2012*, male | – |
Use of mass media among adolescents (%) 2002-2012*, female | – |
Lower secondary school gross enrolment ratio 2008-2012* | 90.2 |
Upper secondary school gross enrolment ratio 2008-2012* | 73.4 |
Comprehensive knowledge of HIV among adolescents (%) 2008-2012*, male | – |
Comprehensive knowledge of HIV among adolescents (%) 2008-2012*, female | – |
Disparities By Residence | |
Birth registration (%) 2005-2012*, urban | – |
Birth registration (%) 2005-2012*, rural | – |
Birth registration (%) 2005-2012*, ratio of urban to rural | – |
Skilled attendant at birth (%) 2008-2012*, urban | – |
Skilled attendant at birth (%) 2008-2012*, rural | – |
Skilled attendant at birth (%) 2008-2012*, ratio of urban to rural | – |
Underweight prevalence in children under 5 (%) 2008-2012*, urban | – |
Underweight prevalence in children under 5 (%) 2008-2012*, rural | – |
Underweight prevalence in children under 5 (%) 2008-2012*, ratio of rural to urban | – |
Diarrhoea treatment with oral rehydration salts (ORS) (%) 2008-2012*, urban | – |
Diarrhoea treatment with oral rehydration salts (ORS) (%) 2008-2012*, rural | – |
Diarrhoea treatment with oral rehydration salts (ORS) (%) 2008-2012*, ratio of urban to rural | – |
Primary school net attendance ratio 2008-2012*, urban | – |
Primary school net attendance ratio 2008-2012*, rural | – |
Primary school net attendance ratio 2008-2012*, ratio of urban to rural | – |
Comprehensive knowledge of HIV (%) Females 15-24 2008-2012*, urban | – |
Comprehensive knowledge of HIV (%) Females 15-24 2008-2012*, rural | – |
Comprehensive knowledge of HIV (%) Females 15-24 2008-2012*, ratio of urban to rural | – |
Use of improved sanitation facilities (%) 2010, urban | – |
Use of improved sanitation facilities (%) 2010, rural | – |
Use of improved sanitation facilities (%) 2010, ratio of urban to rural | – |
Disparities By Household Wealth | |
Birth registration (%) 2005-2012*, poorest 20% | – |
Birth registration (%) 2005-2012*, richest 20% | – |
Birth registration (%) 2005-2012*, ratio of richest to poorest | – |
Skilled attendant at birth (%) 2008-2012*, poorest 20% | 95 |
Skilled attendant at birth (%) 2008-2012*, richest 20% | 91.7 |
Skilled attendant at birth (%) 2008-2012*, ratio of richest to poorest | 1 |
Underweight prevalence in children under five (%) 2008-2012*, poorest 20% | – |
Underweight prevalence in children under five (%) 2008-2012*, richest 20% | – |
Underweight prevalence in children under five (%) 2008-2012*, ratio of poorest to richest | – |
Diarrhoea treatment with oral rehydration salts (ORS) (%) 2008-2012*, poorest 20% | – |
Diarrhoea treatment with oral rehydration salts (ORS) (%) 2008-2012*, richest 20% | – |
Diarrhoea treatment with oral rehydration salts (ORS) (%) 2008-2012*, ratio of richest to poorest | – |
Primary school net attendance ratio 2008-2012*, poorest 20% | 85.6 |
Primary school net attendance ratio 2008-2012*, richest 20% | 98.5 |
Primary school net attendance ratio 2008-2012*, ratio of richest to poorest | 1.2 |
Comprehensive knowledge of HIV (%) Females 15-24 2008-2012*, poorest 20% | – |
Comprehensive knowledge of HIV (%) Females 15-24 2008-2012*, richest 20% | – |
Comprehensive knowledge of HIV (%) Females 15-24 2008-2012*, ratio of richest to poorest | – |
Comprehensive knowledge of HIV (%) Males 15-24 2008-2012*, poorest 20% | – |
Comprehensive knowledge of HIV (%) Males 15-24 2008-2012*, richest 20% | – |
Comprehensive knowledge of HIV (%) Males 15-24 2008-2012*, ratio of richest to poorest | – |
Early Childhood Development | |
Attendance in early childhood education 2005-2012*, total | - |
Attendance in early childhood education 2005-2012*, male | - |
Attendance in early childhood education 2005-2012*, female | - |
Attendance in early childhood education 2005-2012*, poorest 20% | - |
Attendance in early childhood education 2005-2012*, richest 20% | - |
Adult support for learning ++ 2005-2012*, total | - |
Adult support for learning ++ 2005-2012*, male | - |
Adult support for learning ++ 2005-2012*, female | - |
Adult support for learning ++ 2005-2012*, poorest 20% | - |
Adult support for learning ++ 2005-2012*, richest 20% | - |
Father's support for learning ++ 2005-2012* | - |
Learning materials at home 2005-2012*, Children's books , total | - |
Learning materials at home 2005-2012*, Children's books , poorest 20% | - |
Learning materials at home 2005-2012*, Children's books , richest 20% | - |
Learning materials at home 2005-2012*, Playthings ++, total | - |
Learning materials at home 2005-2012*, Playthings ++, poorest 20% | - |
Learning materials at home 2005-2012*, Playthings ++, richest 20% | - |
Children left in inadequate care 2005-2012*, total | - |
Children left in inadequate care 2005-2012*, male | - |
Children left in inadequate care 2005-2012*, female | - |
Children left in inadequate care 2005-2012*, poorest 20% | - |
Children left in inadequate care 2005-2012*, richest 20% | - |
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