Infant Mortality Rate: Slovenia

Analysis# Slovenia Infant Mortality Rate Slovenia's infant mortality rate stands at 1.8 per 1,000 births in 2024, representing one of the lowest rates globally. The country has achieved this milestone after a dramatic 88.2% decline since 1981, when the rate peaked at 15.3 per 1,000 births. This sustained improvement reflects decades of advances in maternal healthcare, neonatal care, and public health infrastructure. The trajectory over the past decade reveals continued gradual refinement. From 2015 to 2019, the rate hovered between 2.0 and 2.1 per 1,000 births, then declined slightly to 1.9 in 2020 and stabilized there through 2023 before reaching the current low of 1.8. This plateau at near-optimal levels suggests Slovenia has approached the practical minimum achievable through modern healthcare systems, with further reductions likely modest.