China vs Slovakia: Mortality rate, under-5, female

China
5.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Slovakia
5.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
China rank
149th
Slovakia rank
147th

Mortality rate, under-5, female over time

  • China
  • Slovakia
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How they compare

Slovakia currently reports 5.6 per 1,000 live births against 5.4 per 1,000 live births in China, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was China ahead.

China ranks 149th and Slovakia ranks 147th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Slovakia Difference Ahead
1960s 114.7 per 1,000 live births 26.1 per 1,000 live births 88.6 per 1,000 live births China
1970s 84.58 per 1,000 live births 23.66 per 1,000 live births 60.92 per 1,000 live births China
1980s 53.54 per 1,000 live births 16.29 per 1,000 live births 37.25 per 1,000 live births China
1990s 45.22 per 1,000 live births 10.86 per 1,000 live births 34.36 per 1,000 live births China
2000s 24.34 per 1,000 live births 7.52 per 1,000 live births 16.82 per 1,000 live births China
2010s 10.74 per 1,000 live births 5.67 per 1,000 live births 5.07 per 1,000 live births China
2020s 6.22 per 1,000 live births 5.42 per 1,000 live births 0.8 per 1,000 live births China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, female, China or Slovakia?
Slovakia, at 5.6 per 1,000 live births against 5.4 per 1,000 live births in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between China and Slovakia?
0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Slovakia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Slovakia?
56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
How do China and Slovakia rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?
China ranks 149th and Slovakia ranks 147th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.