Life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Benin
Benin: Life satisfaction vs. child mortality was 4.39 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Benin, 2011–2025
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Benin stood at 4.39.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Benin peaked at 5.22 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.34, in 2014.
That places Benin 126th out of 157 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.97 | 3.34 | 5.22 | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.53 | 4.36 | 5.04 | 6 |
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More health data for Benin
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 205,619 (2025)
- Population, male 50.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 4.11 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 6.11 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 205,179 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 210,474 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 203,171 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 208,374 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 200,459 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 191,594 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Benin?
- Life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Benin was 4.39 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 5.22 in 2019.
- What is the lowest life satisfaction vs. child mortality recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.34 in 2014.
- How does Benin rank for life satisfaction vs. child mortality?
- Benin ranks 126th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is life satisfaction vs. child mortality rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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.