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Mortality in Slovenia, by the numbers

Slovenia sits in Europe & Central Asia. A newborn there can expect about 82.3 years of life, 32nd of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Slovenia, each with its global rank and source year.

Life expectancy
82.3 yrs
32nd of 212
Infant mortality
1.8 /1,000
3rd lowest of 192
Maternal mortality
3.0 /100k
8th lowest of 191

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

How Slovenia ranks, measure by measure
MeasureValueWorld rankYear
Life expectancy at birth 82.3 yrs 32 of 212 2024
Age-standardized death rate 4.2 /1,000 157 of 182 2021
Crude death rate 10.1 /1,000 38 of 212 2024
Life expectancy at 60 23.0 yrs 29 of 182 2021
Male mortality penalty 48.9 /1,000 135 of 212 2019
Life-expectancy gap (F−M) 5.3 yrs 86 of 212 2024
Old-age sex ratio (65+) 78.5 men/100 women 94 of 212 2024
Infant mortality 1.8 /1,000 190 of 192 2024
Maternal mortality 3.0 /100k 184 of 191 2023
Premature NCD mortality 11.6 % 148 of 182 2021
Suicide rate 18.9 /100k 13 of 182 2021
Road-traffic deaths 5.1 /100k 161 of 187 2019
Adult obesity 22.6 % 42 of 143 2014
Recorded alcohol per adult 10.4 L 22 of 185 2020
Population aged 65+ 21.8 % 18 of 212 2024
Health spending per capita $3,371 28 of 191 2024
GDP per capita $34,301 48 of 212 2024

Measured against the rest of the world, Slovenia's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 3rd lowest infant mortality in the world (1.8 /1,000) and the 8th lowest maternal mortality in the world (3.0 /100k). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Slovenia; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.