Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Slovakia
Slovakia: Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality was 6.56 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Slovakia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Slovakia stood at 6.56 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Slovakia peaked at 8.86 years in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.44 years, in 1954.
That places Slovakia 47th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.44 years | — |
| 1951 | 4.17 years | +21.2% |
| 1952 | 3.93 years | -5.9% |
| 1953 | 3.75 years | -4.5% |
| 1954 | 3.44 years | -8.4% |
| 1955 | 3.99 years | +16.0% |
| 1956 | 4.13 years | +3.6% |
| 1957 | 4.12 years | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 4.36 years | +5.7% |
| 1959 | 4.56 years | +4.6% |
| 1960 | 4.4 years | -3.3% |
| 1961 | 4.48 years | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 4.65 years | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 5.01 years | +7.7% |
| 1964 | 4.81 years | -4.0% |
| 1965 | 4.98 years | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 5.46 years | +9.6% |
| 1967 | 5.53 years | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 5.88 years | +6.4% |
| 1969 | 6.37 years | +8.2% |
| 1970 | 6.27 years | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 6.64 years | +5.9% |
| 1972 | 6.91 years | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 6.61 years | -4.3% |
| 1974 | 6.87 years | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 7.09 years | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 7.08 years | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 7.53 years | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 7.22 years | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 7.44 years | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 7.55 years | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 7.91 years | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 7.78 years | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 7.87 years | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 8.12 years | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 7.87 years | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 7.89 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 7.91 years | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 8.39 years | +6.1% |
| 1989 | 8.48 years | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 8.86 years | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 8.47 years | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 8.8 years | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 8.4 years | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 8.22 years | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 8.02 years | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 8.07 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 7.95 years | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 8.28 years | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 8.25 years | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 8.3 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 8.18 years | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 7.9 years | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 7.98 years | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 7.7 years | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 7.9 years | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 7.97 years | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 7.77 years | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 8.03 years | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 7.57 years | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 7.42 years | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 7.41 years | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 7.27 years | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 7.07 years | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 7.07 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 7.02 years | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 6.8 years | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 6.82 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 6.77 years | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 6.75 years | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 6.78 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 6.97 years | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 6.81 years | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 6.56 years | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.99 years | 3.44 years | 4.56 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.16 years | 4.4 years | 6.37 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.97 years | 6.27 years | 7.53 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.98 years | 7.55 years | 8.48 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.33 years | 7.95 years | 8.86 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.93 years | 7.57 years | 8.3 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.04 years | 6.75 years | 7.42 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.78 years | 6.56 years | 6.97 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
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)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0263 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -0.2672 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0277 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -0.6637 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Slovakia?
- Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Slovakia was 6.56 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.86 years in 1990.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.44 years in 1954.
- How does Slovakia rank for sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality?
- Slovakia ranks 47th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.