Which has higher number of child deaths, Slovakia or Switzerland?

Slovakia, at 328 deaths against 323 deaths in Switzerland as of 2024.

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

70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Slovakia vs Switzerland: Number of child deaths

Slovakia

328 deaths

in 2024

Switzerland

323 deaths

in 2024

Slovakia rank

132nd

Switzerland rank

133rd

Number of child deaths over time

Slovakia
Switzerland

How they compare

Slovakia currently reports 328 deaths against 323 deaths in Switzerland, a difference of 5 deaths.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Slovakia ahead.

Slovakia ranks 132nd and Switzerland ranks 133rd of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Slovakia averaged higher in 7 and Switzerland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Slovakia	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1950s	4,590 deaths	2,554 deaths	2,037 deaths	Slovakia
1960s	2,670 deaths	2,368 deaths	301.9 deaths	Slovakia
1970s	2,484 deaths	1,259 deaths	1,224 deaths	Slovakia
1980s	1,701 deaths	688.2 deaths	1,013 deaths	Slovakia
1990s	853.9 deaths	551.7 deaths	302.2 deaths	Slovakia
2000s	453.4 deaths	377.9 deaths	75.5 deaths	Slovakia
2010s	366.5 deaths	355.7 deaths	10.8 deaths	Slovakia
2020s	333.4 deaths	334.4 deaths	1 deaths	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths, Slovakia or Switzerland?: Slovakia, at 328 deaths against 323 deaths in Switzerland as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths between Slovakia and Switzerland?: 5 deaths, with Slovakia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Slovakia and Switzerland?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
How do Slovakia and Switzerland rank globally for number of child deaths?: Slovakia ranks 132nd and Switzerland ranks 133rd 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 Number of child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of child deaths
Unit: deaths
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, 11,992 data points, 1955–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .