Slovakia vs United States of America: Child mortality rate by sex
Slovakia
0.5598 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
United States of America
0.5908 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Slovakia rank
149th
United States of America rank
146th
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Slovakia
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 0.5908 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5598 deaths per 100 live births in Slovakia, a difference of 0.031 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Slovakia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Slovakia ahead.
Slovakia ranks 149th and United States of America ranks 146th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Slovakia averaged higher in 6 and United States of America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Slovakia | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.29 deaths per 100 live births | 2.95 deaths per 100 live births | 3.33 deaths per 100 live births | Slovakia |
| 1960s | 2.8 deaths per 100 live births | 2.38 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4181 deaths per 100 live births | Slovakia |
| 1970s | 2.37 deaths per 100 live births | 1.7 deaths per 100 live births | 0.669 deaths per 100 live births | Slovakia |
| 1980s | 1.63 deaths per 100 live births | 1.16 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4727 deaths per 100 live births | Slovakia |
| 1990s | 1.09 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8705 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2154 deaths per 100 live births | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 0.7522 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7158 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0364 deaths per 100 live births | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 0.5655 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6175 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0519 deaths per 100 live births | United States of America |
| 2020s | 0.5428 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5902 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0474 deaths per 100 live births | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Slovakia or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 0.5908 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 Slovakia and United States of America?
- 0.031 deaths per 100 live births, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Slovakia and United States of America?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Slovakia and United States of America rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- Slovakia ranks 149th and United States of America ranks 146th 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 .