Slovakia vs United States: Child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus
Slovakia
0.6286 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
United States
0.6472 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Slovakia rank
146th
United States rank
144th
Child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus over time
- Slovakia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.6472 deaths per 100 live births against 0.6286 deaths per 100 live births in Slovakia, a difference of 0.0186 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Slovakia ahead.
Slovakia ranks 146th and United States ranks 144th of 198 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Slovakia averaged higher in 7 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Slovakia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 14.28 deaths per 100 live births | 3.87 deaths per 100 live births | 10.42 deaths per 100 live births | Slovakia |
| 1950s | 6.94 deaths per 100 live births | 3.37 deaths per 100 live births | 3.57 deaths per 100 live births | Slovakia |
| 1960s | 3.19 deaths per 100 live births | 2.73 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4618 deaths per 100 live births | Slovakia |
| 1970s | 2.71 deaths per 100 live births | 1.93 deaths per 100 live births | 0.78 deaths per 100 live births | Slovakia |
| 1980s | 1.87 deaths per 100 live births | 1.3 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5704 deaths per 100 live births | Slovakia |
| 1990s | 1.23 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9745 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2563 deaths per 100 live births | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 0.8397 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7981 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0416 deaths per 100 live births | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 0.6308 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6835 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0527 deaths per 100 live births | United States |
| 2020s | 0.6087 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6473 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0386 deaths per 100 live births | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus, Slovakia or United States?
- United States, at 0.6472 deaths per 100 live births against 0.6286 deaths per 100 live births in Slovakia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus between Slovakia and United States?
- 0.0186 deaths per 100 live births, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Slovakia and United States?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2024.
- How do Slovakia and United States rank globally for child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus?
- Slovakia ranks 146th and United States ranks 144th of 198 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 vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus. 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 .