Number of under-five deaths, female in Slovakia
Slovakia: Number of under-five deaths, female was 142 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of under-five deaths, female in Slovakia, 1960–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 142 for number of under-five deaths, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Slovakia peaked at 1,393 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 142, in 2023.
That places Slovakia 133rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of under-five deaths, female in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1,393 | — |
| 1961 | 1,305 | -6.3% |
| 1962 | 1,215 | -6.9% |
| 1963 | 1,169 | -3.8% |
| 1964 | 1,152 | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 1,113 | -3.4% |
| 1966 | 1,068 | -4.0% |
| 1967 | 1,020 | -4.5% |
| 1968 | 980 | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 980 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 994 | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 1,005 | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 1,035 | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 1,076 | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 1,112 | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 1,117 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 1,101 | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 1,076 | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 1,042 | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 1,004 | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 941 | -6.3% |
| 1981 | 874 | -7.1% |
| 1982 | 827 | -5.4% |
| 1983 | 786 | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 743 | -5.5% |
| 1985 | 698 | -6.1% |
| 1986 | 651 | -6.7% |
| 1987 | 602 | -7.5% |
| 1988 | 563 | -6.5% |
| 1989 | 531 | -5.7% |
| 1990 | 502 | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 479 | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 447 | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 416 | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 379 | -8.9% |
| 1995 | 337 | -11.1% |
| 1996 | 307 | -8.9% |
| 1997 | 287 | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 267 | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 249 | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 234 | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 218 | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 205 | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 200 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 197 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 194 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 187 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 181 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 179 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 181 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 180 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 176 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 170 | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 163 | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 160 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 154 | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 151 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 151 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 149 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 148 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 147 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 148 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 145 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 142 | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 142 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,140 | 980 | 1,393 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,056 | 994 | 1,117 | 10 |
| 1980s | 721.6 | 531 | 941 | 10 |
| 1990s | 367 | 249 | 502 | 10 |
| 2000s | 197.6 | 179 | 234 | 10 |
| 2010s | 160.2 | 148 | 180 | 10 |
| 2020s | 144.8 | 142 | 148 | 5 |
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More education data for Slovakia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16,531 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,999 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 81,940 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 59,179 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.1404 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female in Slovakia?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Slovakia was 142 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,393 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 142 in 2023.
- How does Slovakia rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Slovakia ranks 133rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of under-five deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.