Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Slovakia
Slovakia: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Slovakia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 26.0% on the previous year and up 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Slovakia peaked at 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9506 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2014.
Slovakia ranks 22nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.953 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.9608 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9506 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9653 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9576 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9876 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9855 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.997 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9856 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9825 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9926 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9637 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9727 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9645 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9506 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9958 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9666 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9937 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9977 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9761 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people | +26.0% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.95 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.4× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Slovakia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +26.0% | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9726 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9506 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.997 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9774 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9506 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9977 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 19 Greece 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 20 Montenegro 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 21 Poland 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 23 North Macedonia 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 24 Czechia 1.33 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 25 Eswatini 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Slovakia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.9332 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,433 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 28 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0234 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Slovakia?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Slovakia was 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9506 deaths per 100,000 people in 2014.
- How does Slovakia rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Slovakia ranks 22nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.