Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Ireland or Slovakia?

Slovakia, at 141 deaths against 124 deaths in Ireland as of 2019.

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

17 deaths, with Slovakia ahead.

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

70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ireland vs Slovakia: Number of neonatal deaths

Ireland

124 deaths

in 2019

Slovakia

141 deaths

in 2019

Ireland rank

151st

Slovakia rank

148th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Ireland
Slovakia

How they compare

Slovakia currently reports 141 deaths against 124 deaths in Ireland, a difference of 17 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Slovakia ahead.

Ireland ranks 151st and Slovakia ranks 148th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Slovakia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1,338 deaths	2,920 deaths	1,583 deaths	Slovakia
1960s	986.5 deaths	1,402 deaths	415.5 deaths	Slovakia
1970s	736.9 deaths	1,433 deaths	696.2 deaths	Slovakia
1980s	371.9 deaths	942.4 deaths	570.5 deaths	Slovakia
1990s	219.3 deaths	456.8 deaths	237.5 deaths	Slovakia
2000s	197.2 deaths	214.2 deaths	17 deaths	Slovakia
2010s	156.8 deaths	168.9 deaths	12.1 deaths	Slovakia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Ireland or Slovakia?: Slovakia, at 141 deaths against 124 deaths in Ireland as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Ireland and Slovakia?: 17 deaths, with Slovakia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Slovakia?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Ireland and Slovakia rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Ireland ranks 151st and Slovakia ranks 148th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.