Niger
Niger was the lowest-ranked country on the index in 2017 and 2018, but this year it rises from the bottom, as the situation for children has continued to improve. The report added that Niger improved most out of any country on the list, in relative terms, with its score more than doubling over two decades and with the rate of children dying before their fifth birthday dropping by 62 per cent. School enrollment rates have more than doubled – from 19 to 48 per cent. And child homicide is down 36 per cent.
