What is child mortality vs. health spending in Slovakia?

Child mortality vs. health spending in Slovakia was 0.6286 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 vs. health spending recorded in Slovakia?

The highest recorded value was 14.28 deaths per 100 live births in 1949.

What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Slovakia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.5922 deaths per 100 live births in 2019.

How does Slovakia rank for child mortality vs. health spending?

Slovakia ranks 147th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Slovakia?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Slovakia 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 vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. health spending in Slovakia

Name: Child mortality vs. health spending in Slovakia
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Slovakia: Child mortality vs. health spending was 0.6286 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.6286 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

up 1.9%

World rank

147th

of 199 countries

All-time high

14.28 deaths per 100 live births

in 1949

All-time low

0.5922 deaths per 100 live births

in 2019

Years of data

1949–2024

Child mortality vs. health spending in Slovakia, 1949–2024

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

In 2024, child mortality vs. health spending in Slovakia stood at 0.6286 deaths per 100 live births.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. health spending in Slovakia peaked at 14.28 deaths per 100 live births in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.5922 deaths per 100 live births, in 2019.

Slovakia ranks 147th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1940s	14.28 deaths per 100 live births	14.28 deaths per 100 live births	14.28 deaths per 100 live births	1
1950s	6.94 deaths per 100 live births	3.92 deaths per 100 live births	12.17 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	3.19 deaths per 100 live births	2.97 deaths per 100 live births	3.66 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	2.71 deaths per 100 live births	2.36 deaths per 100 live births	2.95 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	1.87 deaths per 100 live births	1.53 deaths per 100 live births	2.27 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	1.23 deaths per 100 live births	1 deaths per 100 live births	1.47 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.8397 deaths per 100 live births	0.7114 deaths per 100 live births	0.9637 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.6308 deaths per 100 live births	0.5922 deaths per 100 live births	0.6882 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.6087 deaths per 100 live births	0.5933 deaths per 100 live births	0.6286 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Slovakia

144 Chile 0.6753 deaths per 100 live births compare
145 United States 0.6472 deaths per 100 live births compare
146 Montserrat 0.6354 deaths per 100 live births compare
148 Saudi Arabia 0.5958 deaths per 100 live births compare
149 Qatar 0.5885 deaths per 100 live births compare
150 Sri Lanka 0.5881 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Slovakia

Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 30,849 (2025)
Population, male 2.64 million (2025)
Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 27,919 (2025)
Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 26,440 (2025)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 28,805 (2025)
Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 27,319 (2025)
Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 28,625 (2025)
Population ages 15-64, male 1.79 million (2025)
Population ages 15-64, female 63.1% (2025)
Population, male 48.8% (2025)

All data for Slovakia →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. health spending in Slovakia?: Child mortality vs. health spending in Slovakia was 0.6286 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 vs. health spending recorded in Slovakia?: The highest recorded value was 14.28 deaths per 100 live births in 1949.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Slovakia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.5922 deaths per 100 live births in 2019.
How does Slovakia rank for child mortality vs. health spending?: Slovakia ranks 147th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Slovakia?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Slovakia 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 vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality vs. health spending
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .