Slovakia vs United States of America: Annual death rate by age group
Slovakia
5.03 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2019
United States of America
5.5 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Slovakia rank
6th
United States of America rank
4th
Annual death rate by age group over time
- Slovakia
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 5.5 deaths per 1,000 people against 5.03 deaths per 1,000 people in Slovakia, a difference of 0.47 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Slovakia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Slovakia ahead.
Slovakia ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 4th of 41 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Slovakia averaged higher in 5 and United States of America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Slovakia | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 63.89 deaths per 1,000 people | 29.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 34.22 deaths per 1,000 people | Slovakia |
| 1960s | 26.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 24.53 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.2 deaths per 1,000 people | Slovakia |
| 1970s | 24.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 16.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.54 deaths per 1,000 people | Slovakia |
| 1980s | 16.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.45 deaths per 1,000 people | Slovakia |
| 1990s | 10.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.35 deaths per 1,000 people | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 6.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.064 deaths per 1,000 people | United States of America |
| 2010s | 5.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.87 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.628 deaths per 1,000 people | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rate by age group, Slovakia or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 5.5 deaths per 1,000 people against 5.03 deaths per 1,000 people in Slovakia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rate by age group between Slovakia and United States of America?
- 0.47 deaths per 1,000 people, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Slovakia and United States of America?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
- How do Slovakia and United States of America rank globally for annual death rate by age group?
- Slovakia ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 4th 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.