Slovenia — Infant mortality
Infant Mortality Rate for Slovenia, 1981–2024.
Infant mortality for Slovenia was 1.8 in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 44 years, from 1981 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 15.3 in 1981. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -4.86% per year.
Slovenia ranks 194 of 196 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 99%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 3.4, so Slovenia sits below it. It peaked in 1981 and has fallen 88% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 18%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 50 of 52 economies; Estonia (1.5) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 7% in 1992. That is 9% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 156th of 182 in 1981 → 175th of 196 in 1990 → 185th of 196 in 2000 → 189th of 196 in 2010 → 193rd of 196 in 2020 → 194th of 196 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1981 to 2024
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.8 | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.9 | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 2.1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.1 | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 2.2 | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 2.3 | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 2.4 | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 2.5 | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 2.6 | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 2.8 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 2.9 | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 3.1 | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 3.3 | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 3.5 | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 3.7 | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 3.9 | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 4.1 | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 4.3 | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 4.5 | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 4.8 | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 5.1 | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 5.4 | -6.9% |
| 1996 | 5.8 | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 6.2 | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 6.6 | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 7.1 | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 7.6 | -7.3% |
| 1991 | 8.2 | -6.8% |
| 1990 | 8.8 | -6.4% |
| 1989 | 9.4 | -6.9% |
| 1988 | 10.1 | -6.5% |
| 1987 | 10.8 | -6.9% |
| 1986 | 11.6 | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 12.3 | -6.1% |
| 1984 | 13.1 | -5.1% |
| 1983 | 13.8 | -4.8% |
| 1982 | 14.5 | -5.2% |
| 1981 | 15.3 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Slovenia’s Infant mortality in 1982?
14.5 (1982). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are Slovenia’s Infant mortality figures nominal or inflation-adjusted?
They are exactly as the World Bank publishes them — per 1,000 live births — with no inflation restatement and no PPP conversion. Years the source does not report are omitted rather than interpolated.
Is Slovenia’s Infant mortality growing or shrinking?
Between 1981 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -88.2% in total — about 4.9% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.DYN.IMRT.IN. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 1.8; 2023: 1.9; 2022: 1.9; 2021: 1.9; 2020: 1.9. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.DYN.IMRT.IN — Infant Mortality Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.