Life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Laos
Laos: Life satisfaction vs. child mortality was 5.51 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Laos, 2011–2025
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Laos recorded 5.51 for life satisfaction vs. child mortality in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Laos peaked at 5.51 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.62, in 2017.
Laos ranks 92nd of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.86 | 4.62 | 5.16 | 7 |
| 2020s | 5.21 | 5.03 | 5.51 | 6 |
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More health data for Laos
- Population ages 15-64, female 65.4% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 75,478 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 73,335 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 75,819 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 73,584 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 65.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 73,698 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 76,055 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 2.56 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 2.58 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Laos?
- Life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Laos was 5.51 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 Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 5.51 in 2025.
- What is the lowest life satisfaction vs. child mortality recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.62 in 2017.
- How does Laos rank for life satisfaction vs. child mortality?
- Laos ranks 92nd out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is life satisfaction vs. child mortality rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos 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.