China vs Slovakia: Child mortality rate by sex

China
0.5419 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Slovakia
0.5598 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
China rank
151st
Slovakia rank
149th

Child mortality rate by sex over time

  • China
  • Slovakia
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How they compare

Slovakia currently reports 0.5598 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5419 deaths per 100 live births in China, a difference of 0.0179 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was China ahead.

China ranks 151st and Slovakia ranks 149th of 199 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Slovakia Difference Ahead
1960s 11.47 deaths per 100 live births 2.61 deaths per 100 live births 8.86 deaths per 100 live births China
1970s 8.46 deaths per 100 live births 2.37 deaths per 100 live births 6.09 deaths per 100 live births China
1980s 5.35 deaths per 100 live births 1.63 deaths per 100 live births 3.73 deaths per 100 live births China
1990s 4.52 deaths per 100 live births 1.09 deaths per 100 live births 3.44 deaths per 100 live births China
2000s 2.43 deaths per 100 live births 0.7522 deaths per 100 live births 1.68 deaths per 100 live births China
2010s 1.07 deaths per 100 live births 0.5655 deaths per 100 live births 0.509 deaths per 100 live births China
2020s 0.6228 deaths per 100 live births 0.5428 deaths per 100 live births 0.08 deaths per 100 live births China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, China or Slovakia?
Slovakia, at 0.5598 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5419 deaths per 100 live births in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between China and Slovakia?
0.0179 deaths per 100 live births, with Slovakia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Slovakia?
56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
How do China and Slovakia rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
China ranks 151st and Slovakia ranks 149th 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 by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child mortality rate by sex
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, 12,985 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

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