Slovakia vs United States of America: Youth mortality rate
Slovakia
0.742 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
United States of America
0.7949 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Slovakia rank
149th
United States of America rank
145th
Youth mortality rate over time
- Slovakia
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 0.7949 deaths per 100 live births against 0.742 deaths per 100 live births in Slovakia, a difference of 0.0529 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Slovakia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Slovakia ahead.
Slovakia ranks 149th and United States of America ranks 145th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Slovakia averaged higher in 3 and United States of America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Slovakia | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.12 deaths per 100 live births | 1.54 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5731 deaths per 100 live births | Slovakia |
| 1990s | 1.47 deaths per 100 live births | 1.19 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2768 deaths per 100 live births | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 1.03 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9576 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0739 deaths per 100 live births | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 0.7748 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8142 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0394 deaths per 100 live births | United States of America |
| 2020s | 0.7275 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7904 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0629 deaths per 100 live births | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth mortality rate, Slovakia or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 0.7949 deaths per 100 live births against 0.742 deaths per 100 live births in Slovakia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Slovakia and United States of America?
- 0.0529 deaths per 100 live births, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Slovakia and United States of America?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Slovakia and United States of America rank globally for youth mortality rate?
- Slovakia ranks 149th and United States of America ranks 145th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.