Mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births fell 4.35% to 2.20 in Slovenia in 2020, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births in Slovenia reached an all time high of 18.0 in 1981 and an all time low of 2.20 in 2020. When compared to Slovenia's main peers, mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births in Austria amounted to 3.60, 4.60 in Croatia, 4.00 in Hungary and 2.90 in Italy in 2020.
Slovenia has been ranked 169th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births, 3 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Mortality Rate, Under 5 Years (Per 1,000 Live Births) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Austria | 3.80 | 3.70 | 3.60 | 3.60 | 3.60 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.40 | 6.30 | 6.20 | 6.10 | 6.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | 5.00 | 4.90 | 4.80 | 4.80 | 4.70 | |||||||||||||||||
| Czechia | 3.10 | 3.20 | 3.20 | 3.20 | 3.10 | |||||||||||||||||
| France | 4.10 | 4.20 | 4.20 | 4.30 | 4.30 | |||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 4.00 | 3.90 | 3.90 | 3.90 | 3.80 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | 5.40 | 5.10 | 4.70 | 4.40 | 4.20 | |||||||||||||||||
| Italy | 3.60 | 3.50 | 3.40 | 3.30 | 3.20 | |||||||||||||||||
| Montenegro | 4.40 | 4.00 | 3.60 | 3.20 | 2.90 | |||||||||||||||||
| Poland | 5.00 | 4.90 | 4.70 | 4.60 | 4.50 | |||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | 6.60 | 6.30 | 6.00 | 5.90 | 5.80 | |||||||||||||||||
| Slovakia | 6.40 | 6.20 | 6.10 | 6.00 | 5.90 | |||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | 2.70 | 2.60 | 2.50 | 2.40 | 2.30 | |||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | 4.30 | 4.30 | 4.20 | 4.20 | 4.10 |
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