What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Serbia and Slovakia?

0.0128 Deaths per 1000 live births, with Serbia ahead.

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

35 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Serbia vs Slovakia: Neonatal mortality rate

Serbia

0.3172 Deaths per 1000 live births

in 2023

Slovakia

0.3044 Deaths per 1000 live births

in 2023

Serbia rank

152nd

Slovakia rank

153rd

Neonatal mortality rate over time

Serbia
Slovakia

How they compare

Serbia currently reports 0.3172 Deaths per 1000 live births against 0.3044 Deaths per 1000 live births in Slovakia, a difference of 0.0128 Deaths per 1000 live births.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Serbia has been ahead every year.

Serbia ranks 152nd and Slovakia ranks 153rd of 199 countries.

Serbia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Serbia	Slovakia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1.91 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.8951 Deaths per 1000 live births	1.02 Deaths per 1000 live births	Serbia
1990s	1.25 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.7118 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.5428 Deaths per 1000 live births	Serbia
2000s	0.6035 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.4049 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.1987 Deaths per 1000 live births	Serbia
2010s	0.4099 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.3103 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.0997 Deaths per 1000 live births	Serbia
2020s	0.3303 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.3017 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.0286 Deaths per 1000 live births	Serbia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Serbia or Slovakia?: Serbia, at 0.3172 Deaths per 1000 live births against 0.3044 Deaths per 1000 live births in Slovakia as of 2023.
What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Serbia and Slovakia?: 0.0128 Deaths per 1000 live births, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Serbia and Slovakia?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
How do Serbia and Slovakia rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?: Serbia ranks 152nd and Slovakia ranks 153rd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Neonatal mortality rate
Unit: Deaths per 1000 live births
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,174 data points, 1951–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The share of newborns who die before reaching 28 days of age.