Greenland vs Slovakia: Death rate
Greenland
9.85 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Slovakia
9.82 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Greenland rank
49th
Slovakia rank
51st
Death rate over time
- Greenland
- Slovakia
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 9.85 deaths per 1,000 people against 9.82 deaths per 1,000 people in Slovakia, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greenland ahead.
Greenland ranks 49th and Slovakia ranks 51st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 2 and Slovakia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.48 deaths per 1,000 people | Greenland |
| 1960s | 8.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3979 deaths per 1,000 people | Greenland |
| 1970s | 7.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.14 deaths per 1,000 people | Slovakia |
| 1980s | 8.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.94 deaths per 1,000 people | Slovakia |
| 1990s | 8.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.5 deaths per 1,000 people | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 8.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.79 deaths per 1,000 people | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 8.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.67 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.05 deaths per 1,000 people | Slovakia |
| 2020s | 9.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.69 deaths per 1,000 people | Slovakia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate, Greenland or Slovakia?
- Greenland, at 9.85 deaths per 1,000 people against 9.82 deaths per 1,000 people in Slovakia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in death rate between Greenland and Slovakia?
- 0.03 deaths per 1,000 people, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Slovakia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Greenland and Slovakia rank globally for death rate?
- Greenland ranks 49th and Slovakia ranks 51st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of deaths in a year per 1,000 people in the population.