Iceland vs South Korea: Child mortality rate by sex
Iceland
0.2601 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
South Korea
0.2527 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Iceland rank
182nd
South Korea rank
183rd
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Iceland
- South Korea
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.2601 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2527 deaths per 100 live births in South Korea, a difference of 0.0074 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was South Korea ahead.
Iceland ranks 182nd and South Korea ranks 183rd of 199 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.23 deaths per 100 live births | 18.6 deaths per 100 live births | 16.37 deaths per 100 live births | South Korea |
| 1960s | 1.72 deaths per 100 live births | 8.53 deaths per 100 live births | 6.81 deaths per 100 live births | South Korea |
| 1970s | 1.18 deaths per 100 live births | 4.5 deaths per 100 live births | 3.32 deaths per 100 live births | South Korea |
| 1980s | 0.7267 deaths per 100 live births | 2.4 deaths per 100 live births | 1.67 deaths per 100 live births | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.4885 deaths per 100 live births | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5542 deaths per 100 live births | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.2957 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5416 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2458 deaths per 100 live births | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.2446 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3278 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0832 deaths per 100 live births | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.2624 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2634 deaths per 100 live births | 0.001 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 by sex, Iceland or South Korea?
- Iceland, at 0.2601 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2527 deaths per 100 live births in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Iceland and South Korea?
- 0.0074 deaths per 100 live births, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and South Korea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and South Korea rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- Iceland ranks 182nd and South 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 rate by sex. 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 female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .