Child mortality by income level of country in South Korea
South Korea: Child mortality by income level of country was 0.2796 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality by income level of country in South Korea, 1950–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, child mortality by income level of country in South Korea stood at 0.2796 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality by income level of country in South Korea peaked at 36.94 deaths per 100 live births in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.2796 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
South Korea ranks 183rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 20.86 deaths per 100 live births | 11.97 deaths per 100 live births | 36.94 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1960s | 8.95 deaths per 100 live births | 6.6 deaths per 100 live births | 11.29 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.83 deaths per 100 live births | 3.85 deaths per 100 live births | 6.14 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.61 deaths per 100 live births | 1.71 deaths per 100 live births | 3.63 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.13 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7999 deaths per 100 live births | 1.57 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5828 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4307 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7553 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.359 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3136 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4124 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2915 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2796 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3051 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 180 Spain 0.3193 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 181 Iceland 0.282 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 182 North Macedonia 0.2803 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 184 Italy 0.2702 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 185 Singapore 0.268 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 186 Monaco 0.2661 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for South Korea
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 224,514 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 226,850 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 243,678 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 231,049 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 234,551 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 223,211 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 214,243 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 212,650 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 222,946 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 240,352 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality by income level of country in South Korea?
- Child mortality by income level of country in South Korea was 0.2796 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality by income level of country recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 36.94 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.
- What is the lowest child mortality by income level of country recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2796 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does South Korea rank for child mortality by income level of country?
- South Korea ranks 183rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality by income level of country rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Korea 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 Child mortality by income level of country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .