Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Serbia or Slovakia?

Serbia, at 250 deaths against 237 deaths in Slovakia as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Serbia 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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Serbia vs Slovakia: Number of infants who die before age 1

Serbia

250 deaths

in 2023

Slovakia

237 deaths

in 2023

Serbia rank

136th

Slovakia rank

138th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Serbia
Slovakia

How they compare

Serbia currently reports 250 deaths against 237 deaths in Slovakia, a difference of 13 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Serbia ahead.

Serbia ranks 136th and Slovakia ranks 138th of 236 countries.

Serbia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Serbia	Slovakia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	13,154 deaths	5,924 deaths	7,230 deaths	Serbia
1960s	5,954 deaths	2,172 deaths	3,782 deaths	Serbia
1970s	3,319 deaths	2,214 deaths	1,105 deaths	Serbia
1980s	2,126 deaths	1,464 deaths	662.5 deaths	Serbia
1990s	1,115 deaths	712.3 deaths	402.6 deaths	Serbia
2000s	602.6 deaths	372.2 deaths	230.4 deaths	Serbia
2010s	382.3 deaths	302.5 deaths	79.8 deaths	Serbia
2020s	272.25 deaths	262.25 deaths	10 deaths	Serbia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Serbia or Slovakia?: Serbia, at 250 deaths against 237 deaths in Slovakia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Serbia and Slovakia?: 13 deaths, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Serbia and Slovakia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Serbia and Slovakia rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Serbia ranks 136th and Slovakia ranks 138th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
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. This only includes people at birth.