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Child well-being

UNICEF’S commitment to data for children is guided by the fact that the SDGs impact every aspect of a child’s well-being. Our work is structured around 5 overarching areas of well-being for every child which are grounded in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

This human rights-based approach pursues a vision of realizing the rights of every child, especially the most disadvantaged and responds to the call to “leave no child behind”, so that the rights of every child, everywhere, will be fulfilled.

Share of countries assessed on progress towards global SDG targets, averaged across indicators grouped into five dimensions of children’s rights

Survive+thrive Survive+thrive

Learning Learning

Protection Protection

Environment Environment

Fair chance Fair chance

  • No data
  • Insufficient trend data
  • Acceleration needed
  • On track
  • Target met

Child-related SDG indicators

The 2030 Agenda includes 17 Global Goals addressing the social, economic and environmental dimensions of sustainable development. Attached to the Goals are 169 concrete targets measured by 232 specific indicators.

Provided below is a stocktaking of the country’s performance against the 44 child-related SDG indicators, grouping the results into five areas of child wellbeing to provide an overall assessment of child welfare. The countries are assessed using the global targets. They offer a powerful tool for quantifying the scale of the challenge posed by the SDG targets and identifying areas where the most effort is required to reach targets or improve monitoring.

Value
Latest year with data
Progress towards global target
Survive+thrive Survive+thrive
3.2.1 Under-five mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births)
40.2
2020
Acceleration needed
3.2.2 Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births)
20.1
2020
Acceleration needed
3.3.1 (HIV Incidence) – New HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population [Children <5]
1.14
2020
Acceleration needed
3.3.1 (HIV Incidence) – New HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population [Adolescent GIRLS 15-19]
4.61
2020
Acceleration needed
3.3.1 (HIV Incidence) – New HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population [Adolescent BOYS 15-19]
0.93
2020
Acceleration needed
3.1.1 Maternal mortality ratio (deaths per 100,000 live births)
195
2017
On track
3.1.2 Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel (%)
88.2
2013
Insufficient trend data
3.7.2 Adolescent birth rate per 1,000 women
63.9
2016
On track
3.8.1 Coverage of essential health services (index)
62
2019
Acceleration needed
2.2.1 Prevalence of stunting among children under 5 (%)
18.4
2020
Acceleration needed
2.2.2a Prevalence of wasting among children under 5 (%)
7.6
2007
Insufficient trend data
2.2.2a Prevalence of overweight among children under 5 (%)
5
2020
Acceleration needed
3.b.1 Proportion of surviving infants receiving measles-containing-vaccine first-dose (MCV1) (%)
80
2019
Acceleration needed
3.b.1 Proportion of surviving infants receiving 3 doses of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP3) (%)
87
2019
Acceleration needed
Learning Learning
4.2.1 Proportion of children aged 36-59 months who are developmentally on track in health, learning and psychosocial well-being, by sex (%)
–
–
No data
4.1.1 Proportion of children and young people at the end of lower secondary achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading (%)
–
–
No data
4.1.1 Proportion of children and young people at the end of lower secondary achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics (%)
–
–
No data
4.2.2 Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age) (%)
72.1
2019
Acceleration needed
4.a.1 Proportion of schools with access to WASH (%)
–
–
No data
Protection Protection
8.7.1 Proportion of children aged 5-17 years engaged in child labour (%)
–
–
No data
5.2.1 Proportion of ever-partnered women and girls aged 15-19 years subjected to physical, sexual or psychological violence by a current or former intimate partner (%)
52
2013
Insufficient trend data
5.2.2 Proportion of women and girls aged 15-19 years subjected to sexual violence by persons other than an intimate partner (%)
3
2013
Insufficient trend data
5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18 (%)
6.91
2013
Acceleration needed
5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation (%)
–
–
No data
16.2.1 Proportion of children 1-14 years who experienced any physical punishment and/or psychological aggression by caregivers in the past month (%)
–
–
No data
16.2.3 Proportion of young women aged 18-29 years who experienced sexual violence by age 18 (%)
1
2013
Acceleration needed
16.2.3 Proportion of young men aged 18-29 years who experienced sexual violence by age 18 (%)
–
–
No data
16.9.1 Proportion of children under 5 years of age whose births have been registered with a civil authority (%)
78
2016
On track
Environment Environment
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services (%)
–
–
No data
6.2.1.a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services (%)
–
–
No data
1.4.1.a Proportion of the population using basic drinking water services (%)
84.27
2020
Acceleration needed
6.2.1.b Proportion of population with a basic handwashing facility with soap and water available on premises (%)
–
–
No data
6.2.1.c Proportion of population practising open defecation (%)
47.16
2020
Acceleration needed
Fair chance Fair chance
1.1.1 Children living in households in extreme poverty (%)
–
–
No data
1.2.1 Children living below the national poverty line (%)
–
–
No data
1.2.2 Children living in poverty in all its dimensions according to national definitions (%)
–
–
Insufficient trend data
1.3.1 Proportion of child population covered by social protection floors/systems (%)
–
–
No data
  • No data
  • Insufficient trend data
  • Acceleration needed
  • On track
  • Target met

Note: This dashboard uses internationally comparable data from the global databases held on behalf of the international community by UNICEF and other United Nations agencies. While UNICEF is committed to the localization of SDG targets, global rather than national targets are used to gauge progress on the SDG indicators.  To read more about how the trajectories towards the global targets are assessed please read the methodology note.

Population overview

Understanding of a country’s population levels, trends and projections constitutes an essential ingredient in strategic planning, policy development and program implementation for addressing global challenges and emerging issues.

Total population: 2,604,172 (2021 projections)

Age (yrs)
Male
Female
0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85-89
90-94
95-99
100+
168,734
168,103
163,707
163,788
148,174
148,720
126,670
127,773
119,192
121,761
114,850
119,299
101,570
106,705
83,199
88,150
66,982
71,576
54,342
59,420
40,960
47,960
31,026
39,733
22,981
32,391
14,897
24,136
9,431
16,152
6,046
10,635
3,166
6,472
1,140
2,826
267
799
31
108
0
2
10
7.5
5
2.5
0
2.5
5
7.5
10
Share of total population (%)

Source: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects 2019

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