Slovakia vs United States of America: Child mortality by sex
Slovakia
0.694 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
United States of America
0.7012 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Slovakia rank
146th
United States of America rank
145th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Slovakia
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 0.7012 deaths per 100 live births against 0.694 deaths per 100 live births in Slovakia, a difference of 0.0072 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Slovakia ahead.
Slovakia ranks 146th and United States of America ranks 145th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Slovakia averaged higher in 6 and United States of America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Slovakia | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.57 deaths per 100 live births | 3.77 deaths per 100 live births | 3.8 deaths per 100 live births | Slovakia |
| 1960s | 3.56 deaths per 100 live births | 3.05 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5025 deaths per 100 live births | Slovakia |
| 1970s | 3.04 deaths per 100 live births | 2.15 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8854 deaths per 100 live births | Slovakia |
| 1980s | 2.11 deaths per 100 live births | 1.44 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6634 deaths per 100 live births | Slovakia |
| 1990s | 1.37 deaths per 100 live births | 1.07 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2953 deaths per 100 live births | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 0.923 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8765 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0465 deaths per 100 live births | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 0.6929 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7464 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0535 deaths per 100 live births | United States of America |
| 2020s | 0.6713 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7017 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0304 deaths per 100 live births | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Slovakia or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 0.7012 deaths per 100 live births against 0.694 deaths per 100 live births in Slovakia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Slovakia and United States of America?
- 0.0072 deaths per 100 live births, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Slovakia and United States of America?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Slovakia and United States of America rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Slovakia ranks 146th and United States of America ranks 145th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .