Republic of Korea vs Singapore: Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita
Republic of Korea
0.28 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Singapore
0.27 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Republic of Korea rank
182nd
Singapore rank
185th
Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita over time
- Republic of Korea
- Singapore
How they compare
Republic of Korea currently reports 0.28 deaths per 100 live births against 0.27 deaths per 100 live births in Singapore, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 75 years both countries report, Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.
Republic of Korea ranks 182nd and Singapore ranks 185th of 200 countries.
Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Republic of Korea | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 20.86 deaths per 100 live births | 7.91 deaths per 100 live births | 12.95 deaths per 100 live births | Republic of Korea |
| 1960s | 8.95 deaths per 100 live births | 3.65 deaths per 100 live births | 5.29 deaths per 100 live births | Republic of Korea |
| 1970s | 4.83 deaths per 100 live births | 1.97 deaths per 100 live births | 2.86 deaths per 100 live births | Republic of Korea |
| 1980s | 2.61 deaths per 100 live births | 1.14 deaths per 100 live births | 1.47 deaths per 100 live births | Republic of Korea |
| 1990s | 1.13 deaths per 100 live births | 0.55 deaths per 100 live births | 0.581 deaths per 100 live births | Republic of Korea |
| 2000s | 0.584 deaths per 100 live births | 0.316 deaths per 100 live births | 0.268 deaths per 100 live births | Republic of Korea |
| 2010s | 0.357 deaths per 100 live births | 0.268 deaths per 100 live births | 0.089 deaths per 100 live births | Republic of Korea |
| 2020s | 0.294 deaths per 100 live births | 0.252 deaths per 100 live births | 0.042 deaths per 100 live births | Republic of Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita, Republic of Korea or Singapore?
- Republic of Korea, at 0.28 deaths per 100 live births against 0.27 deaths per 100 live births in Singapore as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita between Republic of Korea and Singapore?
- 0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Republic of Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Singapore?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Republic of Korea and Singapore rank globally for child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Republic of Korea ranks 182nd and Singapore ranks 185th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.