Life satisfaction vs. child mortality in India
India: Life satisfaction vs. child mortality was 4.54 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Life satisfaction vs. child mortality in India, 2011–2025
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life satisfaction vs. child mortality in India is 4.54, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life satisfaction vs. child mortality in India peaked at 4.97 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.57, in 2019.
That places India 118th out of 157 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.35 | 3.57 | 4.97 | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.1 | 3.78 | 4.54 | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More health data for India
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,332 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44,822 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 76 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 76 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 13.43 million (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 12.16 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 13.62 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 12.35 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 13.69 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 12.44 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life satisfaction vs. child mortality in India?
- Life satisfaction vs. child mortality in India was 4.54 in 2025, according to Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life satisfaction vs. child mortality recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 4.97 in 2011.
- What is the lowest life satisfaction vs. child mortality recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.57 in 2019.
- How does India rank for life satisfaction vs. child mortality?
- India ranks 118th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is life satisfaction vs. child mortality rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life satisfaction vs. child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.