Global Natural Resource Protection and Child Health Indicators 2006-2013

2013 release contains proximity-to-target scores (0-100) for 221 countries on natural resource protection and 188 countries on child health. The dataset provides a consistent time series from 2006 to 2013 for these composite indices. It was produced by ESDIS in support of the U.S. Millennium Challenge Corporation for funding eligibility decisions.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in the Natural Resource Protection Indicator (NRPI) over the 2006-2013 period to assess global conservation progress.
• Compare Child Health Indicator (CHI) scores, derived from sanitation, water, and child mortality metrics, across 188 countries.
• Model the relationship between a country's NRPI (based on biome protection) and its CHI to study environment-health linkages.
• Use the 0-100 proximity-to-target scores as targets for benchmarking national performance in resource management and child welfare.

Strengths

• Covers 221 countries for the Natural Resource Protection Indicator.
• Provides an 8-year consistent time series from 2006 to 2013.
• Indicators are standardized on a 0-100 proximity-to-target scale for comparability.

Limitations

• Data is not recent, with the last update in 2012 for the 2013 release.
• Specific underlying data columns and raw values for composite scores are not detailed.
• Child Health Indicator coverage is limited to 188 countries versus 221 for the NRPI.

Provenance

Source

ESDIS, produced for the U.S. Millennium Challenge Corporation.

Collection Method

Calculated based on weighted average percentage of biomes under protected status (NRPI) and average of three proximity-to-target scores for sanitation, water, and child mortality (CHI).

Time Range

2006 to 2013

Freshness

Static release from 2013; no update frequency specified.

Geography

Global, covering 221 countries (NRPI) and 188 countries (CHI).