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
051015194919862024

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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Indicator
Child mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .