Children died before five per woman in Slovakia

Slovakia: Children died before five per woman was 0.0097 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.0097
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
151st
of 200 countries
All-time high
0.4656
in 1949
All-time low
0.0087
in 2013
Years of data
76
1949–2024

Children died before five per woman in Slovakia, 1949–2024

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Slovakia recorded 0.0097 for children died before five per woman in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children died before five per woman in Slovakia peaked at 0.4656 in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.0087, in 2013.

That places Slovakia 151st 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.

Children died before five per woman in Slovakia, year by year

Annual values for Children died before five per woman in Slovakia, 1949 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1949 0.4656 —
1950 0.4386 -5.8%
1951 0.3712 -15.4%
1952 0.3139 -15.4%
1953 0.2643 -15.8%
1954 0.2266 -14.3%
1955 0.1996 -11.9%
1956 0.1764 -11.6%
1957 0.1548 -12.2%
1958 0.1351 -12.7%
1959 0.1194 -11.6%
1960 0.1111 -7.0%
1961 0.1023 -7.9%
1962 0.0939 -8.2%
1963 0.0937 -0.3%
1964 0.0907 -3.2%
1965 0.0859 -5.3%
1966 0.0811 -5.6%
1967 0.075 -7.4%
1968 0.0716 -4.6%
1969 0.0721 +0.7%
1970 0.0712 -1.3%
1971 0.071 -0.2%
1972 0.0718 +1.2%
1973 0.0728 +1.3%
1974 0.0727 -0.2%
1975 0.0692 -4.9%
1976 0.067 -3.1%
1977 0.0635 -5.3%
1978 0.0608 -4.3%
1979 0.0578 -4.9%
1980 0.0527 -8.9%
1981 0.0497 -5.7%
1982 0.0475 -4.5%
1983 0.0455 -4.1%
1984 0.0431 -5.3%
1985 0.0409 -5.0%
1986 0.0381 -7.1%
1987 0.0354 -7.0%
1988 0.0338 -4.4%
1989 0.0316 -6.5%
1990 0.0307 -2.9%
1991 0.029 -5.5%
1992 0.0264 -9.1%
1993 0.0244 -7.4%
1994 0.0209 -14.2%
1995 0.0183 -12.6%
1996 0.0168 -8.0%
1997 0.0156 -7.3%
1998 0.0144 -7.9%
1999 0.0133 -7.6%
2000 0.0125 -6.2%
2001 0.0112 -9.8%
2002 0.0108 -4.0%
2003 0.0107 -0.9%
2004 0.0107 +0.2%
2005 0.0105 -1.6%
2006 0.0101 -4.2%
2007 0.0098 -3.0%
2008 0.0099 +1.3%
2009 0.0102 +2.7%
2010 0.0099 -3.3%
2011 0.0097 -2.0%
2012 0.0089 -8.2%
2013 0.0087 -2.0%
2014 0.0087 +0.0%
2015 0.0087 +0.6%
2016 0.009 +3.4%
2017 0.0091 +1.3%
2018 0.0092 +0.4%
2019 0.0093 +0.9%
2020 0.0093 +0.4%
2021 0.0094 +0.8%
2022 0.0092 -1.7%
2023 0.0094 +2.4%
2024 0.0097 +2.6%

Slovakia compared with similar countries

  • Slovakia's 0.0097 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0082, 1.2× the median. (65 countries reporting)
  • Slovakia's 0.0097 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0068, 1.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1940s 0.4656 0.4656 0.4656 1
1950s 0.24 0.1194 0.4386 10
1960s 0.0877 0.0716 0.1111 10
1970s 0.0678 0.0578 0.0728 10
1980s 0.0418 0.0316 0.0527 10
1990s 0.021 0.0133 0.0307 10
2000s 0.0106 0.0098 0.0125 10
2010s 0.0091 0.0087 0.0099 10
2020s 0.0094 0.0092 0.0097 5

Countries ranked near Slovakia

  1. 148 Qatar 0.0104 compare
  2. 149 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0101 compare
  3. 150 Maldives 0.01 compare
  4. 152 China 0.0096 compare
  5. 153 Bulgaria 0.0095 compare
  6. 154 Russia 0.0093 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is children died before five per woman in Slovakia?
Children died before five per woman in Slovakia was 0.0097 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Slovakia?
The highest recorded value was 0.4656 in 1949.
What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Slovakia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0087 in 2013.
How does Slovakia rank for children died before five per woman?
Slovakia ranks 151st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is children died before five per woman rising or falling in Slovakia?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Slovakia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Children died before five per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
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