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

North Korea
0.01 units per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0102 units per square kilometre
in 2023
North Korea rank
57th
South Africa rank
55th

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

  • North Korea
  • South Africa
00.050.10.15196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0102 units per square kilometre against 0.01 units per square kilometre in North Korea, a difference of 0.0002 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was North Korea ahead.

North Korea ranks 57th and South Africa ranks 55th of 195 countries.

North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0259 units per square kilometre 0.0056 units per square kilometre 0.0204 units per square kilometre North Korea
1990s 0.097 units per square kilometre 0.0123 units per square kilometre 0.0848 units per square kilometre North Korea
2000s 0.0584 units per square kilometre 0.0242 units per square kilometre 0.0342 units per square kilometre North Korea
2010s 0.0125 units per square kilometre 0.0095 units per square kilometre 0.003 units per square kilometre North Korea
2020s 0.0098 units per square kilometre 0.0095 units per square kilometre 0.0003 units per square kilometre North 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, North Korea or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0102 units per square kilometre against 0.01 units per square kilometre in North Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre between North Korea and South Africa?
0.0002 units per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and South Africa?
43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
How do North Korea and South Africa rank globally for child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre?
North Korea ranks 57th and South Africa ranks 55th 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.