Life satisfaction vs. child mortality in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Life satisfaction vs. child mortality was 6.69 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Life satisfaction vs. child mortality in United Kingdom, 2011–2025
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 6.69 for life satisfaction vs. child mortality in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life satisfaction vs. child mortality in United Kingdom peaked at 7.16 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.69, in 2025.
That places United Kingdom 28th out of 157 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.89 | 6.71 | 7.16 | 8 |
| 2020s | 6.83 | 6.69 | 7.06 | 6 |
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More health data for United Kingdom
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 435,552 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 448,803 (2025)
- Population, male 34.23 million (2025)
- Population, female 50.7% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 26.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 427,273 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 424,493 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 57.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 428,152 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 408,316 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life satisfaction vs. child mortality in United Kingdom?
- Life satisfaction vs. child mortality in United Kingdom was 6.69 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 7.16 in 2019.
- What is the lowest life satisfaction vs. child mortality recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.69 in 2025.
- How does United Kingdom rank for life satisfaction vs. child mortality?
- United Kingdom ranks 28th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is life satisfaction vs. child mortality rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.