Life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Kenya
Kenya: Life satisfaction vs. child mortality was 4.67 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Kenya, 2011–2025
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 4.67 for life satisfaction vs. child mortality in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Kenya peaked at 4.67 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.18, in 2011.
Kenya ranks 112th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.43 | 4.18 | 4.58 | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.55 | 4.47 | 4.67 | 6 |
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More health data for Kenya
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 686,178 (2025)
- Population, male 49.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 680,935 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 690,593 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 679,769 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 17.60 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 20.86 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 689,059 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 677,010 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 680,161 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Kenya?
- Life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Kenya was 4.67 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 4.67 in 2025.
- What is the lowest life satisfaction vs. child mortality recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.18 in 2011.
- How does Kenya rank for life satisfaction vs. child mortality?
- Kenya ranks 112th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is life satisfaction vs. child mortality rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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.