Life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Turkey
Turkey: Life satisfaction vs. child mortality was 5.3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Turkey, 2011–2025
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Turkey stood at 5.3.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Turkey peaked at 5.5 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.61, in 2022.
Turkey ranks 95th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.35 | 5.13 | 5.5 | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.97 | 4.61 | 5.3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More health data for Turkey
- Population ages 15-64, female 29.10 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 4.00 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 11.8% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 5.08 million (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 643,876 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 676,820 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 660,393 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 665,251 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 688,879 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 668,075 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Turkey?
- Life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Turkey was 5.3 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 Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5 in 2016.
- What is the lowest life satisfaction vs. child mortality recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.61 in 2022.
- How does Turkey rank for life satisfaction vs. child mortality?
- Turkey ranks 95th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is life satisfaction vs. child mortality rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey 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.