Life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Life satisfaction vs. child mortality was 4.01 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Sri Lanka, 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 Sri Lanka is 4.01, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Sri Lanka peaked at 4.47 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.89, in 2024.
That places Sri Lanka 137th out of 157 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.34 | 4.15 | 4.47 | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.16 | 3.89 | 4.44 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More health data for Sri Lanka
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 174,432 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 181,841 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 177,423 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 180,317 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 175,626 (2025)
- Population, female 11.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 180,386 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 180,151 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 169,476 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 176,459 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Sri Lanka?
- Life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Sri Lanka was 4.01 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 4.47 in 2017.
- What is the lowest life satisfaction vs. child mortality recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.89 in 2024.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for life satisfaction vs. child mortality?
- Sri Lanka ranks 137th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is life satisfaction vs. child mortality rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.