Life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Philippines
Philippines: Life satisfaction vs. child mortality was 6.21 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Philippines, 2011–2025
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 6.21 for life satisfaction vs. child mortality in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Philippines peaked at 6.21 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.83, in 2011.
Philippines ranks 56th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4.83 | — |
| 2012 | 4.99 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 5.07 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 5.28 | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 5.43 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 5.52 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 5.63 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 6.01 | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 5.88 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 5.9 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 5.52 | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 6.05 | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 6.11 | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 6.21 | +1.6% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 6.21 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.94, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 6.21 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.06, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.34 | 4.83 | 6.01 | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.94 | 5.52 | 6.21 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More health data for Philippines
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.24 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5317 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,456 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,006 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 89 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.61 % 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 0.037 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.21 % 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 Philippines?
- Life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Philippines was 6.21 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 6.21 in 2025.
- What is the lowest life satisfaction vs. child mortality recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.83 in 2011.
- How does Philippines rank for life satisfaction vs. child mortality?
- Philippines ranks 56th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is life satisfaction vs. child mortality rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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.