Slovakia vs United States of America: Infant mortality by sex
Slovakia
0.5893 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
United States of America
0.5913 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Slovakia rank
146th
United States of America rank
144th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Slovakia
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 0.5913 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5893 deaths per 100 live births in Slovakia, a difference of 0.002 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Slovakia ahead.
Slovakia ranks 146th and United States of America ranks 144th 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 | 6.47 deaths per 100 live births | 3.27 deaths per 100 live births | 3.21 deaths per 100 live births | Slovakia |
| 1960s | 3.05 deaths per 100 live births | 2.65 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4031 deaths per 100 live births | Slovakia |
| 1970s | 2.64 deaths per 100 live births | 1.83 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8096 deaths per 100 live births | Slovakia |
| 1980s | 1.84 deaths per 100 live births | 1.21 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6303 deaths per 100 live births | Slovakia |
| 1990s | 1.17 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8981 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2692 deaths per 100 live births | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 0.767 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7426 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0243 deaths per 100 live births | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 0.5768 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6344 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0576 deaths per 100 live births | United States of America |
| 2020s | 0.5673 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5928 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0255 deaths per 100 live births | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Slovakia or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 0.5913 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5893 deaths per 100 live births in Slovakia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Slovakia and United States of America?
- 0.002 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 infant mortality by sex?
- Slovakia ranks 146th and United States of America ranks 144th 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 Infant mortality 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 male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .