Iceland vs Korea: Child mortality by income level of country
Iceland
0.282 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Korea
0.2796 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Iceland rank
181st
Korea rank
183rd
Child mortality by income level of country over time
- Iceland
- Korea
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.282 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2796 deaths per 100 live births in Korea, a difference of 0.0024 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Korea ahead.
Iceland ranks 181st and Korea ranks 183rd of 199 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.54 deaths per 100 live births | 20.86 deaths per 100 live births | 18.32 deaths per 100 live births | Korea |
| 1960s | 1.92 deaths per 100 live births | 8.95 deaths per 100 live births | 7.03 deaths per 100 live births | Korea |
| 1970s | 1.31 deaths per 100 live births | 4.83 deaths per 100 live births | 3.52 deaths per 100 live births | Korea |
| 1980s | 0.7944 deaths per 100 live births | 2.61 deaths per 100 live births | 1.82 deaths per 100 live births | Korea |
| 1990s | 0.5292 deaths per 100 live births | 1.13 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6022 deaths per 100 live births | Korea |
| 2000s | 0.32 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5828 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2628 deaths per 100 live births | Korea |
| 2010s | 0.2649 deaths per 100 live births | 0.359 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0941 deaths per 100 live births | Korea |
| 2020s | 0.2844 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2915 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0072 deaths per 100 live births | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by income level of country, Iceland or Korea?
- Iceland, at 0.282 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2796 deaths per 100 live births in Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by income level of country between Iceland and Korea?
- 0.0024 deaths per 100 live births, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Korea?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Korea rank globally for child mortality by income level of country?
- Iceland ranks 181st and Korea ranks 183rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by income level of country. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .