Saudi Arabia vs Slovakia: Child mortality rate by sex
Saudi Arabia
0.5714 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Slovakia
0.5598 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
147th
Slovakia rank
149th
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Slovakia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.5714 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5598 deaths per 100 live births in Slovakia, a difference of 0.0116 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 53 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.
Saudi Arabia ranks 147th and Slovakia ranks 149th 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 | 12.21 deaths per 100 live births | 2.31 deaths per 100 live births | 9.89 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 6.46 deaths per 100 live births | 1.63 deaths per 100 live births | 4.83 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 3.01 deaths per 100 live births | 1.09 deaths per 100 live births | 1.93 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 1.6 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7522 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8496 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.9003 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5655 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3348 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.6182 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5428 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0754 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 by sex, Saudi Arabia or Slovakia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.5714 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5598 deaths per 100 live births in Slovakia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Saudi Arabia and Slovakia?
- 0.0116 deaths per 100 live births, with Saudi Arabia 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 by sex?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 147th and Slovakia ranks 149th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .