Health · Europe & Central Asia · High income
Slovenia: health in numbers
Life expectancy is 82.3 yrs (2024), 32nd of 217 in the world and 19th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia. Life expectancy, women is 85.0 yrs (2024), 25th of 217 in the world and 14th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia. Life expectancy, men is 79.7 yrs (2024), 39th of 217 in the world and 23rd of 58 in Europe & Central Asia.
Life expectancy
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Life expectancy, women
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18 indicators
Health: Slovenia in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancyLife expectancy at birth, years | 82.3 yrs2024 | 32/217 | 19/58 | 75.4 yrs | 79.4 yrs | 80.5 yrs | +1.5%since 2014 | 78.6 yrs | 80.4 yrs | 73.5 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, womenLife expectancy at birth, women, years | 85.0 yrs2024 | 25/217 | 14/58 | 79.1 yrs | 82.7 yrs | 83.4 yrs | +1.1%since 2014 | 81.8 yrs | 83.2 yrs | 76.0 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, menLife expectancy at birth, men, years | 79.7 yrs2024 | 39/217 | 23/58 | 71.9 yrs | 76.3 yrs | 77.8 yrs | +1.9%since 2014 | 75.6 yrs | 77.8 yrs | 71.1 yrs | |
| Infant mortalityInfant mortality, per 1,000 live births | 1.82024 | 194/196 | 50/52 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 1.9 | −18%since 2014 | 6.6 | 4.2 | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortalityUnder-5 mortality, per 1,000 live births | 2.32024 | 193/196 | 49/52 | 5.4 | 3.2 | 2.4 | −15%since 2014 | 7.8 | 5.1 | 37.4 | |
| Neonatal mortalityNeonatal mortality, per 1,000 live births | 1.32024 | 186/196 | 45/52 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 1.4 | −19%since 2014 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 17.2 | |
| Maternal mortalityMaternal mortality, per 100,000 live births | 32023 | 187/194 | 47/51 | 7 | 7 | 12 | −50%since 2013 | 11 | 10 | 197 | |
| Measles vaccinationMeasles immunisation, % of children 12–23 months | 95%2024 | 66/193 | 22/51 | 95% | 95% | 94% | +1.0 ppsince 2014 | 94% | 94% | 84% | |
| HIV prevalenceHIV prevalence, % of people 15–49 | 0.1%2024 | 144/153 | 34/35 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | — | — | 0.7% | |
| TuberculosisTuberculosis incidence, per 100,000 people | 32024 | 194/208 | 50/52 | 27 | 11 | 4 | −70%since 2014 | 22 | 12 | 131 | |
| Health spendingCurrent health expenditure, % of GDP | 9.9%2024 | 30/193 | 11/52 | 7.9% | 8.6% | 9.5% | +1.3 ppsince 2014 | 9.6% | 12.5% | 10.1% | |
| Out-of-pocket spendingOut-of-pocket health spending, % of health expenditure | 11.7%2024 | 160/193 | 45/52 | 13.3% | 12.6% | 12.5% | −1.2 ppsince 2014 | 16.5% | 13.4% | 17.3% | |
| PhysiciansPhysicians per 1,000 people | 3.372022 | 50/180 | 36/50 | 2.15 | 2.44 | 3.30 | +32%since 2012 | 3.90 | 3.78 | 1.86 | |
| Hospital bedsHospital beds per 1,000 people | 4.12022 | 38/182 | 27/51 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 4.3 | −9.7%since 2012 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 3.3 | |
| Basic waterBasic drinking water, % of population | 99.6%2024 | 64/206 | 35/56 | 99.7% | 99.6% | 99.6% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 98.0% | 99.2% | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitationBasic sanitation, % of population | 98.3%2024 | 68/203 | 32/54 | 99.1% | 98.9% | 98.4% | −0.4 ppsince 2014 | 97.4% | 98.3% | 82.2% | |
| Tobacco useTobacco use, % of adults | 20.9%2024 | 75/166 | 38/48 | 24.1% | 22.7% | 21.4% | −1.8 ppsince 2010 | 24.9% | 20.2% | 20.3% | |
| Road deathsRoad traffic deaths, per 100,000 people | 5.12019 | 162/186 | 34/49 | 16.4 | 7.2 | 5.12019 | −43%since 2009 | 7.4 | 8.7 | 16.7 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Life expectancy+1.5%82.3 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, women+1.1%85.0 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, men+1.9%79.7 yrs in 2024
- Infant mortality−18%1.8 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Hospital beds−9.7%4.1 in 2022
- Basic sanitation−0.4 pp98.3% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Slovenia and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Slovenia. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Slovenia | Italy | Hungary | Austria | Croatia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 82.3 yrs2024 | 84.0 yrs2024 | 76.7 yrs2024 | 82.0 yrs2024 | 78.9 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, women | 85.0 yrs2024 | 86.0 yrs2024 | 79.9 yrs2024 | 84.3 yrs2024 | 81.9 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, men | 79.7 yrs2024 | 82.0 yrs2024 | 73.7 yrs2024 | 79.8 yrs2024 | 76.1 yrs2024 |
| Infant mortality | 1.82024 | 2.32024 | 3.12024 | 2.82024 | 4.12024 |
| Under-5 mortality | 2.32024 | 2.72024 | 3.72024 | 3.32024 | 5.62024 |
| Neonatal mortality | 1.32024 | 1.82024 | 2.12024 | 2.22024 | 2.82024 |
| Maternal mortality | 32023 | 62023 | 122023 | 62023 | 32023 |
| Measles vaccination | 95%2024 | 95%2024 | 99%2024 | 90%2024 | 90%2024 |
| HIV prevalence | 0.1%2024 | 0.3%2024 | — | — | 0.1%2024 |