Slovakia vs United States of America: Infant mortality rate by sex

Slovakia
0.4719 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
United States of America
0.5031 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Slovakia rank
148th
United States of America rank
147th

Infant mortality rate by sex over time

  • Slovakia
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 0.5031 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4719 deaths per 100 live births in Slovakia, a difference of 0.0312 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 148th and United States of America ranks 147th 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 5.25 deaths per 100 live births 2.52 deaths per 100 live births 2.73 deaths per 100 live births Slovakia
1960s 2.37 deaths per 100 live births 2.04 deaths per 100 live births 0.328 deaths per 100 live births Slovakia
1970s 2.03 deaths per 100 live births 1.44 deaths per 100 live births 0.5898 deaths per 100 live births Slovakia
1980s 1.4 deaths per 100 live births 0.9676 deaths per 100 live births 0.4303 deaths per 100 live births Slovakia
1990s 0.9144 deaths per 100 live births 0.7286 deaths per 100 live births 0.1857 deaths per 100 live births Slovakia
2000s 0.6206 deaths per 100 live births 0.6082 deaths per 100 live births 0.0124 deaths per 100 live births Slovakia
2010s 0.468 deaths per 100 live births 0.5284 deaths per 100 live births 0.0604 deaths per 100 live births United States of America
2020s 0.4557 deaths per 100 live births 0.5032 deaths per 100 live births 0.0475 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 rate by sex, Slovakia or United States of America?
United States of America, at 0.5031 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4719 deaths per 100 live births in Slovakia as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Slovakia and United States of America?
0.0312 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 rate by sex?
Slovakia ranks 148th and United States of America ranks 147th 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 .