Japan vs South Korea: Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre

Japan
0.0014 units per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea
0.0014 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
120th
South Korea rank
122nd

Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • South Korea
00.10.20.30.4196119922023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.0014 units per square kilometre against 0.0014 units per square kilometre in South Korea, a difference of 0 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Korea ahead.

Japan ranks 120th and South Korea ranks 122nd of 195 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan South Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.027 units per square kilometre 0.2806 units per square kilometre 0.2536 units per square kilometre South Korea
1970s 0.0181 units per square kilometre 0.1139 units per square kilometre 0.0958 units per square kilometre South Korea
1980s 0.0089 units per square kilometre 0.0503 units per square kilometre 0.0414 units per square kilometre South Korea
1990s 0.0052 units per square kilometre 0.0189 units per square kilometre 0.0137 units per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 0.0033 units per square kilometre 0.0073 units per square kilometre 0.004 units per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 0.0022 units per square kilometre 0.0031 units per square kilometre 0.0009 units per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 0.0015 units per square kilometre 0.0016 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre, Japan or South Korea?
Japan, at 0.0014 units per square kilometre against 0.0014 units per square kilometre in South Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre between Japan and South Korea?
0 units per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 120th and South Korea ranks 122nd of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
196 places, 10,454 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.