Saudi Arabia vs Slovakia: Infant mortality rate by sex

Saudi Arabia
0.4414 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Slovakia
0.4719 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
151st
Slovakia rank
148th

Infant mortality rate by sex over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Slovakia
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How they compare

Slovakia currently reports 0.4719 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4414 deaths per 100 live births in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0305 deaths per 100 live births.

That makes Slovakia's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 151st and Slovakia ranks 148th 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 11.27 deaths per 100 live births 1.99 deaths per 100 live births 9.28 deaths per 100 live births Saudi Arabia
1980s 5.92 deaths per 100 live births 1.4 deaths per 100 live births 4.52 deaths per 100 live births Saudi Arabia
1990s 2.73 deaths per 100 live births 0.9144 deaths per 100 live births 1.82 deaths per 100 live births Saudi Arabia
2000s 1.41 deaths per 100 live births 0.6206 deaths per 100 live births 0.7881 deaths per 100 live births Saudi Arabia
2010s 0.7299 deaths per 100 live births 0.468 deaths per 100 live births 0.2619 deaths per 100 live births Saudi Arabia
2020s 0.4777 deaths per 100 live births 0.4557 deaths per 100 live births 0.022 deaths per 100 live births Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Saudi Arabia or Slovakia?
Slovakia, at 0.4719 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4414 deaths per 100 live births in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Saudi Arabia and Slovakia?
0.0305 deaths per 100 live births, with Slovakia 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 infant mortality rate by sex?
Saudi Arabia ranks 151st and Slovakia ranks 148th of 199 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 Infant mortality rate by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Infant mortality rate by sex
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,987 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .