Hong Kong, China vs Slovenia: Child mortality
Hong Kong, China
0.181 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Slovenia
0.2259 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Hong Kong, China rank
202nd
Slovenia rank
199th
Child mortality over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Slovenia
How they compare
Slovenia currently reports 0.2259 deaths per 100 live births against 0.181 deaths per 100 live births in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.0449 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Slovenia's figure about 1.2 times Hong Kong, China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 202nd and Slovenia ranks 199th of 203 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 2 and Slovenia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Slovenia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.83 deaths per 100 live births | 2.98 deaths per 100 live births | 4.85 deaths per 100 live births | Hong Kong, China |
| 1960s | 3.89 deaths per 100 live births | 2.28 deaths per 100 live births | 1.61 deaths per 100 live births | Hong Kong, China |
| 1970s | 1.89 deaths per 100 live births | 2.01 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1199 deaths per 100 live births | Slovenia |
| 1980s | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | 1.48 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4387 deaths per 100 live births | Slovenia |
| 1990s | 0.5761 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7792 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2031 deaths per 100 live births | Slovenia |
| 2000s | 0.3367 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4345 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0978 deaths per 100 live births | Slovenia |
| 2010s | 0.2358 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2719 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0361 deaths per 100 live births | Slovenia |
| 2020s | 0.1884 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2314 deaths per 100 live births | 0.043 deaths per 100 live births | Slovenia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality, Hong Kong, China or Slovenia?
- Slovenia, at 0.2259 deaths per 100 live births against 0.181 deaths per 100 live births in Hong Kong, China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality between Hong Kong, China and Slovenia?
- 0.0449 deaths per 100 live births, with Slovenia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Slovenia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Slovenia rank globally for child mortality?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 202nd and Slovenia ranks 199th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.