Mortality rate, infant in South Korea
South Korea: Mortality rate, infant was 2.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rate, infant in South Korea, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate, infant in South Korea is 2.3 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in South Korea peaked at 74.4 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 2.3 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places South Korea 179th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.21 per 1,000 live births | 48.4 per 1,000 live births | 74.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 36.37 per 1,000 live births | 29.4 per 1,000 live births | 45.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.05 per 1,000 live births | 13.1 per 1,000 live births | 27.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.66 per 1,000 live births | 6.1 per 1,000 live births | 12 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.53 per 1,000 live births | 3.4 per 1,000 live births | 5.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.91 per 1,000 live births | 2.6 per 1,000 live births | 3.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.42 per 1,000 live births | 2.3 per 1,000 live births | 2.5 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 176 Spain 2.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 177 North Macedonia 2.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 178 Andorra 2.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 179 Italy 2.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 181 Latvia 2.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 181 Monaco 2.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 181 Singapore 2.2 per 1,000 live births compare
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- 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 11, male, interpolated 224,514 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 17.9% (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 mortality rate, infant in South Korea?
- Mortality rate, infant in South Korea was 2.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 74.4 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does South Korea rank for mortality rate, infant?
- South Korea ranks 179th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.