Life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Switzerland
Switzerland: Life satisfaction vs. child mortality was 7.02 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Switzerland, 2011–2025
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Switzerland stood at 7.02.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Switzerland peaked at 7.65 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 6.93, in 2024.
Switzerland ranks 10th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.53 | 7.48 | 7.65 | 8 |
| 2020s | 7.22 | 6.93 | 7.57 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 7 Netherlands 7.22 compare
- 8 Israel 7.19 compare
- 9 Luxembourg 7.06 compare
- 11 New Zealand 7 compare
- 12 Mexico 6.97 compare
- 13 Ireland 6.93 compare
More health data for Switzerland
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 46,322 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 46,040 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 43,926 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 46,062 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 43,931 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 46,270 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 43,583 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 43,972 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 65.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 5.88 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Switzerland?
- Life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Switzerland was 7.02 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 7.65 in 2012.
- What is the lowest life satisfaction vs. child mortality recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.93 in 2024.
- How does Switzerland rank for life satisfaction vs. child mortality?
- Switzerland ranks 10th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is life satisfaction vs. child mortality rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.