What is the difference in infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care between Canada and Slovakia?

0.06 per 1,000 live births, with Slovakia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Slovakia?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Canada vs Slovakia: Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care

Canada

0.47 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Slovakia

0.53 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Canada rank

147th

Slovakia rank

144th

Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care over time

Canada
Slovakia

How they compare

Slovakia currently reports 0.53 per 1,000 live births against 0.47 per 1,000 live births in Canada, a difference of 0.06 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Slovakia's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Slovakia has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 147th and Slovakia ranks 144th of 195 countries.

Slovakia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Slovakia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2.36 per 1,000 live births	2.72 per 1,000 live births	0.356 per 1,000 live births	Slovakia
1970s	1.46 per 1,000 live births	2.34 per 1,000 live births	0.881 per 1,000 live births	Slovakia
1980s	0.837 per 1,000 live births	1.62 per 1,000 live births	0.787 per 1,000 live births	Slovakia
1990s	0.596 per 1,000 live births	1.04 per 1,000 live births	0.448 per 1,000 live births	Slovakia
2000s	0.522 per 1,000 live births	0.695 per 1,000 live births	0.173 per 1,000 live births	Slovakia
2010s	0.469 per 1,000 live births	0.524 per 1,000 live births	0.055 per 1,000 live births	Slovakia
2020s	0.462 per 1,000 live births	0.512 per 1,000 live births	0.05 per 1,000 live births	Slovakia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care, Canada or Slovakia?: Slovakia, at 0.53 per 1,000 live births against 0.47 per 1,000 live births in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care between Canada and Slovakia?: 0.06 per 1,000 live births, with Slovakia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Slovakia?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Canada and Slovakia rank globally for infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care?: Canada ranks 147th and Slovakia ranks 144th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 11,790 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Infant mortality is defined as the share of newborns who die in the first year of life. This is measured against the share of pregnant women who receive prenatal care.