Saudi Arabia vs Slovakia: Child mortality rate
Saudi Arabia
0.5958 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Slovakia
0.6286 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
148th
Slovakia rank
147th
Child mortality rate over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 0.6286 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5958 deaths per 100 live births in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0328 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Slovakia's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 148th and Slovakia ranks 147th of 199 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.75 deaths per 100 live births | 2.65 deaths per 100 live births | 10.1 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 6.87 deaths per 100 live births | 1.87 deaths per 100 live births | 4.99 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 3.24 deaths per 100 live births | 1.23 deaths per 100 live births | 2 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 1.71 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8397 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8657 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.9445 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6308 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3137 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.6431 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6087 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0344 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Saudi Arabia or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 0.6286 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5958 deaths per 100 live births in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Saudi Arabia and Slovakia?
- 0.0328 deaths per 100 live births, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Slovakia?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Slovakia rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 148th and Slovakia ranks 147th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. 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 children aged under five years, per 100 live births .