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.
Life satisfaction vs. child mortality in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4.97 | — |
| 2012 | 4.77 | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 4.57 | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 4.4 | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 4.32 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 4.19 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 4.01 | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 3.57 | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 3.82 | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 3.78 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 4.04 | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 4.05 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 4.39 | +8.3% |
| 2025 | 4.54 | +3.3% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 4.54 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.63, 98% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- India's 4.54 is above the median for South Asia, which is 4.54, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
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
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4372 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3809 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0372 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5922 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (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.