Life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Life satisfaction vs. child mortality was 4.46 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Burkina Faso, 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 Burkina Faso is 4.46, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Burkina Faso peaked at 4.83 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.59, in 2014.
Burkina Faso ranks 125th of 157 countries on this measure, 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 | 4.17 | 3.59 | 4.77 | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.59 | 4.38 | 4.83 | 6 |
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More health data for Burkina Faso
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 342,560 (2025)
- Population, male 49.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 325,283 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 335,338 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 330,289 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 6.82 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 9.91 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 340,588 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 332,159 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 332,109 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Burkina Faso?
- Life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Burkina Faso was 4.46 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 Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 4.83 in 2020.
- What is the lowest life satisfaction vs. child mortality recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.59 in 2014.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for life satisfaction vs. child mortality?
- Burkina Faso ranks 125th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is life satisfaction vs. child mortality rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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.