Child mortality rate in Slovenia
Slovenia: Child mortality rate was 0.2259 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality rate in Slovenia, 1981–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality rate in Slovenia is 0.2259 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Slovenia peaked at 1.78 deaths per 100 live births in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.2259 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Slovenia ranks 196th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.44 deaths per 100 live births | 1.11 deaths per 100 live births | 1.78 deaths per 100 live births | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.7792 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5753 deaths per 100 live births | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4345 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3376 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5446 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2719 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2401 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3208 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2314 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2259 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2368 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
- 193 Montenegro 0.2383 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 194 Finland 0.2352 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 195 Belarus 0.2331 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 197 Luxembourg 0.2182 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 198 Estonia 0.2016 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 199 San Marino 0.126 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Slovenia
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,176 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 11,062 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 10,001 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 10,716 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 9,882 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 10,236 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 9,567 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Slovenia?
- Child mortality rate in Slovenia was 0.2259 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.78 deaths per 100 live births in 1981.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2259 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Slovenia rank for child mortality rate?
- Slovenia ranks 196th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Slovenia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .