Maldives vs Slovakia: Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care
Maldives
0.47 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Slovakia
0.53 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Maldives rank
147th
Slovakia rank
144th
Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care over time
- Maldives
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 0.53 per 1,000 live births against 0.47 per 1,000 live births in Maldives, a difference of 0.06 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Slovakia's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 147th and Slovakia ranks 144th of 195 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.21 per 1,000 live births | 2.64 per 1,000 live births | 19.57 per 1,000 live births | Maldives |
| 1970s | 16.22 per 1,000 live births | 2.34 per 1,000 live births | 13.88 per 1,000 live births | Maldives |
| 1980s | 9.78 per 1,000 live births | 1.62 per 1,000 live births | 8.16 per 1,000 live births | Maldives |
| 1990s | 5.54 per 1,000 live births | 1.04 per 1,000 live births | 4.5 per 1,000 live births | Maldives |
| 2000s | 2.13 per 1,000 live births | 0.695 per 1,000 live births | 1.44 per 1,000 live births | Maldives |
| 2010s | 0.895 per 1,000 live births | 0.524 per 1,000 live births | 0.371 per 1,000 live births | Maldives |
| 2020s | 0.532 per 1,000 live births | 0.512 per 1,000 live births | 0.02 per 1,000 live births | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care, Maldives or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 0.53 per 1,000 live births against 0.47 per 1,000 live births in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care between Maldives and Slovakia?
- 0.06 per 1,000 live births, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Slovakia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Slovakia rank globally for infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care?
- Maldives 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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About this data
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.