Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Kyrgyzstan: Child mortality

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1.67 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Kyrgyzstan
1.68 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
90th
Kyrgyzstan rank
89th

Child mortality over time

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
  • Kyrgyzstan
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How they compare

Kyrgyzstan currently reports 1.68 deaths per 100 live births against 1.67 deaths per 100 live births in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 90th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 89th of 203 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of averaged higher in 19 and Kyrgyzstan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Kyrgyzstan Difference Ahead
1800s 50.03 deaths per 100 live births 38.24 deaths per 100 live births 11.8 deaths per 100 live births Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1810s 50.03 deaths per 100 live births 38.17 deaths per 100 live births 11.87 deaths per 100 live births Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1820s 50.03 deaths per 100 live births 38.09 deaths per 100 live births 11.94 deaths per 100 live births Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1830s 50.03 deaths per 100 live births 38.02 deaths per 100 live births 12.01 deaths per 100 live births Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1840s 50.03 deaths per 100 live births 37.95 deaths per 100 live births 12.09 deaths per 100 live births Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1850s 50.03 deaths per 100 live births 37.88 deaths per 100 live births 12.16 deaths per 100 live births Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1860s 50.03 deaths per 100 live births 37.8 deaths per 100 live births 12.23 deaths per 100 live births Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1870s 50.03 deaths per 100 live births 37.73 deaths per 100 live births 12.3 deaths per 100 live births Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1880s 50.03 deaths per 100 live births 37.66 deaths per 100 live births 12.37 deaths per 100 live births Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1890s 50.02 deaths per 100 live births 37.59 deaths per 100 live births 12.43 deaths per 100 live births Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1900s 51.1 deaths per 100 live births 36.12 deaths per 100 live births 14.98 deaths per 100 live births Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1910s 49.14 deaths per 100 live births 33.11 deaths per 100 live births 16.04 deaths per 100 live births Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1920s 40.99 deaths per 100 live births 30.34 deaths per 100 live births 10.65 deaths per 100 live births Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1930s 28.44 deaths per 100 live births 26.38 deaths per 100 live births 2.05 deaths per 100 live births Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1940s 21.53 deaths per 100 live births 20.81 deaths per 100 live births 0.7224 deaths per 100 live births Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1950s 22.01 deaths per 100 live births 16.41 deaths per 100 live births 5.6 deaths per 100 live births Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1960s 9.6 deaths per 100 live births 13.04 deaths per 100 live births 3.44 deaths per 100 live births Kyrgyzstan
1970s 5.53 deaths per 100 live births 11.29 deaths per 100 live births 5.76 deaths per 100 live births Kyrgyzstan
1980s 3.86 deaths per 100 live births 8.22 deaths per 100 live births 4.36 deaths per 100 live births Kyrgyzstan
1990s 7.34 deaths per 100 live births 6.2 deaths per 100 live births 1.14 deaths per 100 live births Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 5.25 deaths per 100 live births 4.06 deaths per 100 live births 1.18 deaths per 100 live births Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 2.26 deaths per 100 live births 2.32 deaths per 100 live births 0.0643 deaths per 100 live births Kyrgyzstan
2020s 1.75 deaths per 100 live births 1.73 deaths per 100 live births 0.0184 deaths per 100 live births Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Kyrgyzstan?
Kyrgyzstan, at 1.68 deaths per 100 live births against 1.67 deaths per 100 live births in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Kyrgyzstan?
0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Kyrgyzstan?
225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for child mortality?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 90th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 89th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child mortality
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
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Estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.