Italy vs South Korea: Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita
Italy
0.27 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
South Korea
0.28 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Italy rank
185th
South Korea rank
182nd
Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita over time
- Italy
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 0.28 deaths per 100 live births against 0.27 deaths per 100 live births in Italy, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 75 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 185th and South Korea ranks 182nd of 200 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.69 deaths per 100 live births | 20.86 deaths per 100 live births | 14.16 deaths per 100 live births | South Korea |
| 1960s | 4.27 deaths per 100 live births | 8.95 deaths per 100 live births | 4.68 deaths per 100 live births | South Korea |
| 1970s | 2.47 deaths per 100 live births | 4.83 deaths per 100 live births | 2.36 deaths per 100 live births | South Korea |
| 1980s | 1.26 deaths per 100 live births | 2.61 deaths per 100 live births | 1.35 deaths per 100 live births | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.776 deaths per 100 live births | 1.13 deaths per 100 live births | 0.355 deaths per 100 live births | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.466 deaths per 100 live births | 0.584 deaths per 100 live births | 0.118 deaths per 100 live births | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.355 deaths per 100 live births | 0.357 deaths per 100 live births | 0.002 deaths per 100 live births | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.284 deaths per 100 live births | 0.294 deaths per 100 live births | 0.01 deaths per 100 live births | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita, Italy or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 0.28 deaths per 100 live births against 0.27 deaths per 100 live births in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita between Italy and South Korea?
- 0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Korea?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Italy and South Korea rank globally for child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Italy ranks 185th and South Korea ranks 182nd of 200 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 rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.