Child mortality vs. health spending in Slovenia

Slovenia: Child mortality vs. health spending was 0.2259 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.2259 deaths per 100 live births
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
196th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.78 deaths per 100 live births
in 1981
All-time low
0.2259 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Years of data
44
1981–2024

Child mortality vs. health spending in Slovenia, 1981–2024

00.511.521981200220241981: 1.8 deaths per 100 live births1982: 1.7 deaths per 100 live births1983: 1.6 deaths per 100 live births1984: 1.5 deaths per 100 live births1985: 1.4 deaths per 100 live births1986: 1.4 deaths per 100 live births1987: 1.3 deaths per 100 live births1988: 1.2 deaths per 100 live births1989: 1.1 deaths per 100 live births1990: 1 deaths per 100 live births1991: 0.968 deaths per 100 live births1992: 0.904 deaths per 100 live births1993: 0.843 deaths per 100 live births1994: 0.786 deaths per 100 live births1995: 0.735 deaths per 100 live births1996: 0.688 deaths per 100 live births1997: 0.646 deaths per 100 live births1998: 0.609 deaths per 100 live births1999: 0.575 deaths per 100 live births2000: 0.545 deaths per 100 live births2001: 0.516 deaths per 100 live births2002: 0.49 deaths per 100 live births2003: 0.466 deaths per 100 live births2004: 0.442 deaths per 100 live births2005: 0.419 deaths per 100 live births2006: 0.397 deaths per 100 live births2007: 0.376 deaths per 100 live births2008: 0.356 deaths per 100 live births2009: 0.338 deaths per 100 live births2010: 0.321 deaths per 100 live births2011: 0.306 deaths per 100 live births2012: 0.292 deaths per 100 live births2013: 0.281 deaths per 100 live births2014: 0.27 deaths per 100 live births2015: 0.262 deaths per 100 live births2016: 0.255 deaths per 100 live births2017: 0.249 deaths per 100 live births2018: 0.244 deaths per 100 live births2019: 0.24 deaths per 100 live births2020: 0.237 deaths per 100 live births2021: 0.234 deaths per 100 live births2022: 0.231 deaths per 100 live births2023: 0.229 deaths per 100 live births2024: 0.226 deaths per 100 live births

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

Slovenia recorded 0.2259 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality vs. health spending in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. health spending 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.

That places Slovenia 196th out of 199 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 193 Montenegro 0.2383 deaths per 100 live births compare
  2. 194 Finland 0.2352 deaths per 100 live births compare
  3. 195 Belarus 0.2331 deaths per 100 live births compare
  4. 197 Luxembourg 0.2182 deaths per 100 live births compare
  5. 198 Estonia 0.2016 deaths per 100 live births compare
  6. 199 San Marino 0.126 deaths per 100 live births compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. health spending in Slovenia?
Child mortality vs. health spending 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 vs. health spending recorded in Slovenia?
The highest recorded value was 1.78 deaths per 100 live births in 1981.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Slovenia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2259 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Slovenia rank for child mortality vs. health spending?
Slovenia ranks 196th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. health spending 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 vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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