Which has higher number of deaths, Denmark or Slovakia?

Denmark, at 57,275 deaths against 54,173 deaths in Slovakia as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of deaths between Denmark and Slovakia?

3,102 deaths, with Denmark ahead.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs Slovakia: Number of deaths

Denmark

57,275 deaths

in 2023

Slovakia

54,173 deaths

in 2023

Denmark rank

101st

Slovakia rank

104th

Number of deaths over time

Denmark
Slovakia

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 57,275 deaths against 54,173 deaths in Slovakia, a difference of 3,102 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Slovakia ahead.

Denmark ranks 101st and Slovakia ranks 104th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Slovakia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	39,935 deaths	35,615 deaths	4,320 deaths	Denmark
1960s	46,464 deaths	35,122 deaths	11,343 deaths	Denmark
1970s	51,248 deaths	45,178 deaths	6,070 deaths	Denmark
1980s	57,460 deaths	52,402 deaths	5,058 deaths	Denmark
1990s	60,624 deaths	53,371 deaths	7,252 deaths	Denmark
2000s	56,357 deaths	52,797 deaths	3,560 deaths	Denmark
2010s	53,062 deaths	52,406 deaths	655.6 deaths	Denmark
2020s	57,099 deaths	61,677 deaths	4,578 deaths	Slovakia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Denmark or Slovakia?: Denmark, at 57,275 deaths against 54,173 deaths in Slovakia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Denmark and Slovakia?: 3,102 deaths, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Slovakia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Slovakia rank globally for number of deaths?: Denmark ranks 101st and Slovakia ranks 104th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year.