Sabah Child Wellbeing Index

Highlights

The Sabah Child Wellbeing Index (SCWI) provides Sabah’s first comprehensive baseline of child wellbeing, aligned with the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Sustainable Development Goals. It was developed to address significant data gaps, particularly for children who are undocumented, stateless or with disabilities; groups often absent from national surveys but disproportionately affected by systemic barriers.

The SCWI measures multi-dimensional wellbeing among children aged 0 to 17 in Sabah, capturing both general and vulnerable populations such as undocumented or stateless children and children with disabilities. It was developed through a participatory and rights-based approach, ensuring that the perspectives and needs of diverse groups were reflected in its design.