Infant mortality rate in Slovakia
The infant mortality rate in Slovakia was 5.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2013.
Slovakia, 2024
5.3
Change from 2023
+0.1per 1,000 live births
European Union, 2024
3.2 per 1,000 live births
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
3.1 per 1,000 live births
Position in 2024
145th of 196
Infant mortality rate in Slovakia over time
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Deaths per 1,000 live births. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Slovakia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.3 per 1,000 live births | 3.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 2023 | 5.2 per 1,000 live births | 3.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 2022 | 5.1 per 1,000 live births | 3.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 2021 | 5.0 per 1,000 live births | 3.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 2020 | 5.0 per 1,000 live births | 3.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 2019 | 5.0 per 1,000 live births | 3.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2018 | 5.0 per 1,000 live births | 3.4 per 1,000 live births |
| 2017 | 5.0 per 1,000 live births | 3.4 per 1,000 live births |
| 2016 | 5.1 per 1,000 live births | 3.5 per 1,000 live births |
| 2015 | 5.2 per 1,000 live births | 3.5 per 1,000 live births |
| 2014 | 5.2 per 1,000 live births | 3.6 per 1,000 live births |
| 2013 | 5.3 per 1,000 live births | 3.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 2012 | 5.4 per 1,000 live births | 3.8 per 1,000 live births |
| 2011 | 5.5 per 1,000 live births | 3.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 2010 | 5.7 per 1,000 live births | 4.0 per 1,000 live births |
| 2009 | 5.9 per 1,000 live births | 4.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 2008 | 6.1 per 1,000 live births | 4.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2007 | 6.3 per 1,000 live births | 4.5 per 1,000 live births |
| 2006 | 6.6 per 1,000 live births | 4.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 2005 | 6.9 per 1,000 live births | 4.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 2004 | 7.1 per 1,000 live births | 5.0 per 1,000 live births |
| 2003 | 7.3 per 1,000 live births | 5.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2002 | 7.5 per 1,000 live births | 5.4 per 1,000 live births |
| 2001 | 7.8 per 1,000 live births | 5.6 per 1,000 live births |
| 2000 | 8.0 per 1,000 live births | 5.9 per 1,000 live births |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 from 5.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 5.2 per 1,000 live births, the figure has changed by +0.1.
- Among the 196 countries with data for 2024, Slovakia has the 145th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 3.2 per 1,000 live births.
More for Slovakia
All statistics for Slovakia
Infant mortality rate
5.9 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Under-five mortality rate
6.3 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
78.4 years
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
558 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
315 per 100,000 people
2004 · Eurostat
People reporting good or very good health
68.2%
2025 · Eurostat