Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Slovakia
Slovakia: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 0.5 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Slovakia, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Slovakia is 0.5 per 1,000, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Slovakia peaked at 1.3 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.5 per 1,000, in 2023.
Slovakia ranks 153rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.3 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 1.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.2 per 1,000 | -7.7% |
| 1996 | 1.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.1 per 1,000 | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 1.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 per 1,000 | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9 per 1,000 | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8 per 1,000 | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7 per 1,000 | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6 per 1,000 | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5 per 1,000 | -16.7% |
| 2024 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.24 per 1,000 | 1.1 per 1,000 | 1.3 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.96 per 1,000 | 0.8 per 1,000 | 1.1 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7 per 1,000 | 0.6 per 1,000 | 0.8 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.56 per 1,000 | 0.5 per 1,000 | 0.6 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 153 Barbados 0.5 per 1,000 compare
- 153 Canada 0.5 per 1,000 compare
- 153 Estonia 0.5 per 1,000 compare
- 153 Latvia 0.5 per 1,000 compare
- 153 Lithuania 0.5 per 1,000 compare
- 153 Maldives 0.5 per 1,000 compare
- 153 North Macedonia 0.5 per 1,000 compare
- 153 Serbia 0.5 per 1,000 compare
- 153 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.5 per 1,000 compare
More education data for Slovakia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,693 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 5,484 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 93,834 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 88,069 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 473,316 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 244,806 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0451 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Slovakia?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Slovakia was 0.5 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 per 1,000 in 2023.
- How does Slovakia rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Slovakia ranks 153rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.