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Life satisfaction vs. Child mortality, 2019

The vertical axis shows self-reported life satisfaction in the Cantril Ladder (0-10 point scale with higher values representing higher life satisfaction). The horizontal axis
shows the share of children that die in the first 5 years of their life.

Child mortality1%10%0.2%0.5%2%5%WorldHappinessReport2016ChinaChinaIndiaIndiaIndonesiaIndonesiaPakistanPakistanBrazilBrazilNigeriaNigeriaRussiaRussiaJapanJapanEthiopiaEthiopiaEgyptEgyptGermanyGermanyTurkeyTurkeyItalyItalyKenyaKenyaTunisiaTunisiaLiberiaLiberiaCroatiaCroatiaIcelandIcelandAfricaAsiaEuropeNorth AmericaOceaniaSouth America