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Mortality in Slovak Republic, by the numbers

Slovak Republic sits in Europe & Central Asia. A newborn there can expect about 78.5 years of life, 62nd of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Slovak Republic, each with its global rank and source year.

Life expectancy
78.5 yrs
62nd of 212
Maternal mortality
4.0 /100k
15th lowest of 191
Recorded alcohol per adult
10.7 L
20th highest of 185

17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure

How Slovak Republic ranks, measure by measure
MeasureValueWorld rankYear
Life expectancy at birth 78.5 yrs 62 of 212 2024
Age-standardized death rate 7.2 /1,000 115 of 182 2021
Crude death rate 9.9 /1,000 42 of 212 2024
Life expectancy at 60 18.8 yrs 75 of 182 2021
Male mortality penalty 72.8 /1,000 84 of 212 2024
Life-expectancy gap (F−M) 6.5 yrs 42 of 212 2024
Old-age sex ratio (65+) 68.1 men/100 women 38 of 212 2024
Infant mortality 5.3 /1,000 141 of 192 2024
Maternal mortality 4.0 /100k 177 of 191 2023
Premature NCD mortality 16.6 % 112 of 182 2021
Suicide rate 9.9 /100k 55 of 182 2021
Road-traffic deaths 6.1 /100k 150 of 187 2019
Adult obesity 16.3 % 69 of 143 2014
Recorded alcohol per adult 10.7 L 20 of 185 2020
Population aged 65+ 18.5 % 42 of 212 2024
Health spending per capita $1,813 43 of 191 2023
GDP per capita $25,993 60 of 212 2024

Measured against the rest of the world, Slovak Republic's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 15th lowest maternal mortality in the world (4.0 /100k) and the 20th highest recorded alcohol per adult in the world (10.7 L). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Slovak Republic; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.