Stillbirth rate in Slovakia
Slovakia: Stillbirth rate was 0.3469 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Stillbirth rate in Slovakia, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 births.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 0.3469 deaths per 100 births for stillbirth rate in 2023.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Slovakia peaked at 0.3979 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2865 deaths per 100 births, in 2017.
Slovakia ranks 155th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3798 deaths per 100 births | 0.348 deaths per 100 births | 0.3979 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3036 deaths per 100 births | 0.2865 deaths per 100 births | 0.3294 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3296 deaths per 100 births | 0.3099 deaths per 100 births | 0.3469 deaths per 100 births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 152 Montenegro 0.3784 deaths per 100 births compare
- 153 North Macedonia 0.3619 deaths per 100 births compare
- 154 Hungary 0.3522 deaths per 100 births compare
- 156 Romania 0.3465 deaths per 100 births compare
- 157 Russia 0.3166 deaths per 100 births compare
- 158 Latvia 0.3159 deaths per 100 births compare
More population data for Slovakia
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 131,931 people (2100)
- Population density 71.28 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.46 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 144,269 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.46 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.46 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate -0.0% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.56 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in Slovakia?
- Stillbirth rate in Slovakia was 0.3469 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3979 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2865 deaths per 100 births in 2017.
- How does Slovakia rank for stillbirth rate?
- Slovakia ranks 155th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.