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

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1.67 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Paraguay
1.63 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
90th
Paraguay rank
92nd

Child mortality rate over time

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

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 1.67 deaths per 100 live births against 1.63 deaths per 100 live births in Paraguay, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 90th and Paraguay ranks 92nd of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of averaged higher in 6 and Paraguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Paraguay Difference Ahead
1950s 13.14 deaths per 100 live births 8.5 deaths per 100 live births 4.64 deaths per 100 live births Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1960s 9.6 deaths per 100 live births 8.04 deaths per 100 live births 1.56 deaths per 100 live births Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1970s 5.53 deaths per 100 live births 7.32 deaths per 100 live births 1.8 deaths per 100 live births Paraguay
1980s 3.86 deaths per 100 live births 5.61 deaths per 100 live births 1.75 deaths per 100 live births Paraguay
1990s 7.34 deaths per 100 live births 3.94 deaths per 100 live births 3.39 deaths per 100 live births Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 5.25 deaths per 100 live births 3.01 deaths per 100 live births 2.24 deaths per 100 live births Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 2.26 deaths per 100 live births 2.24 deaths per 100 live births 0.0187 deaths per 100 live births Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s 1.75 deaths per 100 live births 1.75 deaths per 100 live births 0.0003 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 rate, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Paraguay?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 1.67 deaths per 100 live births against 1.63 deaths per 100 live births in Paraguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality rate between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Paraguay?
0.04 deaths per 100 live births, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Paraguay?
69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Paraguay rank globally for child mortality rate?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 90th and Paraguay ranks 92nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .