Slovakia vs United States: Child mortality
Slovakia
0.6286 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
United States
0.6472 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Slovakia rank
148th
United States rank
146th
Child mortality over time
- Slovakia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.6472 deaths per 100 live births against 0.6286 deaths per 100 live births in Slovakia, a difference of 0.0186 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Slovakia ahead.
Slovakia ranks 148th and United States ranks 146th of 203 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Slovakia averaged higher in 21 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Slovakia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 36.33 deaths per 100 live births | 32.9 deaths per 100 live births | 3.43 deaths per 100 live births | Slovakia |
| 1810s | 36.33 deaths per 100 live births | 32.9 deaths per 100 live births | 3.43 deaths per 100 live births | Slovakia |
| 1820s | 36.33 deaths per 100 live births | 32.9 deaths per 100 live births | 3.43 deaths per 100 live births | Slovakia |
| 1830s | 36.33 deaths per 100 live births | 32.9 deaths per 100 live births | 3.43 deaths per 100 live births | Slovakia |
| 1840s | 36.33 deaths per 100 live births | 32.9 deaths per 100 live births | 3.43 deaths per 100 live births | Slovakia |
| 1850s | 36.33 deaths per 100 live births | 32.9 deaths per 100 live births | 3.43 deaths per 100 live births | Slovakia |
| 1860s | 36.33 deaths per 100 live births | 32.9 deaths per 100 live births | 3.43 deaths per 100 live births | Slovakia |
| 1870s | 36.33 deaths per 100 live births | 32.9 deaths per 100 live births | 3.43 deaths per 100 live births | Slovakia |
| 1880s | 36.33 deaths per 100 live births | 30.08 deaths per 100 live births | 6.25 deaths per 100 live births | Slovakia |
| 1890s | 35.97 deaths per 100 live births | 25.14 deaths per 100 live births | 10.83 deaths per 100 live births | Slovakia |
| 1900s | 32.82 deaths per 100 live births | 21.66 deaths per 100 live births | 11.16 deaths per 100 live births | Slovakia |
| 1910s | 28.99 deaths per 100 live births | 18.74 deaths per 100 live births | 10.25 deaths per 100 live births | Slovakia |
| 1920s | 24.28 deaths per 100 live births | 13.15 deaths per 100 live births | 11.13 deaths per 100 live births | Slovakia |
| 1930s | 18.84 deaths per 100 live births | 7.64 deaths per 100 live births | 11.2 deaths per 100 live births | Slovakia |
| 1940s | 15.56 deaths per 100 live births | 4.97 deaths per 100 live births | 10.6 deaths per 100 live births | Slovakia |
| 1950s | 6.94 deaths per 100 live births | 3.37 deaths per 100 live births | 3.57 deaths per 100 live births | Slovakia |
| 1960s | 3.19 deaths per 100 live births | 2.73 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4618 deaths per 100 live births | Slovakia |
| 1970s | 2.71 deaths per 100 live births | 1.93 deaths per 100 live births | 0.78 deaths per 100 live births | Slovakia |
| 1980s | 1.87 deaths per 100 live births | 1.3 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5704 deaths per 100 live births | Slovakia |
| 1990s | 1.23 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9745 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2563 deaths per 100 live births | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 0.8397 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7981 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0416 deaths per 100 live births | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 0.6308 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6835 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0527 deaths per 100 live births | United States |
| 2020s | 0.6087 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6473 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0386 deaths per 100 live births | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality, Slovakia or United States?
- United States, at 0.6472 deaths per 100 live births against 0.6286 deaths per 100 live births in Slovakia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality between Slovakia and United States?
- 0.0186 deaths per 100 live births, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Slovakia and United States?
- 225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
- How do Slovakia and United States rank globally for child mortality?
- Slovakia ranks 148th and United States ranks 146th 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.