Life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Sweden
Sweden: Life satisfaction vs. child mortality was 7.25 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Sweden, 2011–2025
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Sweden stood at 7.25. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Sweden peaked at 7.48 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7.25, in 2025.
Sweden ranks 5th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.35 | 7.28 | 7.48 | 8 |
| 2020s | 7.35 | 7.25 | 7.39 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More health data for Sweden
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 66,078 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 65,591 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 61,700 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 66,532 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 62,700 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 65,016 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 65,083 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 61,513 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 61,367 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 62,369 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Sweden?
- Life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Sweden was 7.25 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 7.48 in 2012.
- What is the lowest life satisfaction vs. child mortality recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.25 in 2025.
- How does Sweden rank for life satisfaction vs. child mortality?
- Sweden ranks 5th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is life satisfaction vs. child mortality rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden 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.