Canada vs Slovakia: Annual death rate by age group
Canada
4.59 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Slovakia
5.03 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2019
Canada rank
8th
Slovakia rank
6th
Annual death rate by age group over time
- Canada
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 5.03 deaths per 1,000 people against 4.59 deaths per 1,000 people in Canada, a difference of 0.44 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Slovakia's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Slovakia ahead.
Canada ranks 8th and Slovakia ranks 6th of 41 countries.
Slovakia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 36.72 deaths per 1,000 people | 63.89 deaths per 1,000 people | 27.17 deaths per 1,000 people | Slovakia |
| 1960s | 24.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 26.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.35 deaths per 1,000 people | Slovakia |
| 1970s | 14.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 24.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.25 deaths per 1,000 people | Slovakia |
| 1980s | 8.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 16.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.12 deaths per 1,000 people | Slovakia |
| 1990s | 5.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.68 deaths per 1,000 people | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 5.23 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.68 deaths per 1,000 people | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 4.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.518 deaths per 1,000 people | Slovakia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rate by age group, Canada or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 5.03 deaths per 1,000 people against 4.59 deaths per 1,000 people in Canada as of 2019.
- What is the difference in annual death rate by age group between Canada and Slovakia?
- 0.44 deaths per 1,000 people, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Slovakia?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
- How do Canada and Slovakia rank globally for annual death rate by age group?
- Canada ranks 8th and Slovakia ranks 6th of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rate by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.