Global indicators for 221 countries on natural resource protection and child health from 2010 to 2015. The dataset includes a Natural Resource Protection Indicator (NRPI) and a composite Child Health Indicator (CHI), both scored from 0 to 100. Produced by ESDIS in support of the U.S. Millennium Challenge Corporation, this 2015 release succeeded earlier indices.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in the Natural Resource Protection Indicator (NRPI) across 221 countries from 2010 to 2015.
- Model the relationship between the Child Health Indicator (CHI) and its component scores for sanitation, water, and child mortality for 188 countries.
- Compare country proximity-to-target scores (0-100) for the NRPI, which is based on the percentage of biomes under protected status.
- Benchmark national performance using the composite CHI index derived from three standardized health metrics.
Strengths
- Covers 221 countries for the Natural Resource Protection Indicator.
- Provides a consistent annual time series from 2010 to 2015.
- Indicators use standardized proximity-to-target scores ranging from 0 to 100.
Limitations
- Data is not current, with the last update in 2014 covering only through 2015.
- Specific underlying data rows, columns, and sample sizes are unknown.
- The Child Health Indicator is available for only 188 countries, fewer than 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 health metrics (CHI).
- Time Range
- 2010 to 2015.
- Freshness
- 2015 release; last updated 2014-12-31.
- Geography
- Global, covering 221 countries for NRPI and 188 for CHI.