Child mortality rate in Slovenia
Slovenia: Child mortality rate was 0.23 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality rate in Slovenia, 1960–2024
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, child mortality rate in Slovenia stood at 0.23 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 47 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Slovenia peaked at 4.69 deaths per 100 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.23 deaths per 100 live births, in 2021.
That places Slovenia 196th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.69 deaths per 100 live births | 4.69 deaths per 100 live births | 4.69 deaths per 100 live births | 1 |
| 1970s | 3.06 deaths per 100 live births | 3.06 deaths per 100 live births | 3.06 deaths per 100 live births | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.49 deaths per 100 live births | 1.11 deaths per 100 live births | 1.93 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.78 deaths per 100 live births | 0.58 deaths per 100 live births | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.436 deaths per 100 live births | 0.34 deaths per 100 live births | 0.54 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.271 deaths per 100 live births | 0.24 deaths per 100 live births | 0.32 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.232 deaths per 100 live births | 0.23 deaths per 100 live births | 0.24 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
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- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 10,716 (2025)
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- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 10,236 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Slovenia?
- Child mortality rate in Slovenia was 0.23 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN 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 4.69 deaths per 100 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.23 deaths per 100 live births in 2021.
- How does Slovenia rank for child mortality rate?
- Slovenia ranks 196th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Slovenia data come from?
- The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN 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 long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.