Republic of Korea vs Singapore: Child mortality rate by sex

Republic of Korea
0.2527 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Singapore
0.2512 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Republic of Korea rank
183rd
Singapore rank
184th

Child mortality rate by sex over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 0.2527 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2512 deaths per 100 live births in Singapore, a difference of 0.0015 deaths per 100 live births.

Across all 71 years both countries report, Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.

Republic of Korea ranks 183rd and Singapore ranks 184th of 199 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 14.72 deaths per 100 live births 5.98 deaths per 100 live births 8.74 deaths per 100 live births Republic of Korea
1960s 8.53 deaths per 100 live births 3.27 deaths per 100 live births 5.26 deaths per 100 live births Republic of Korea
1970s 4.5 deaths per 100 live births 1.74 deaths per 100 live births 2.76 deaths per 100 live births Republic of Korea
1980s 2.4 deaths per 100 live births 1.04 deaths per 100 live births 1.36 deaths per 100 live births Republic of Korea
1990s 1.04 deaths per 100 live births 0.5078 deaths per 100 live births 0.5349 deaths per 100 live births Republic of Korea
2000s 0.5416 deaths per 100 live births 0.2908 deaths per 100 live births 0.2508 deaths per 100 live births Republic of Korea
2010s 0.3278 deaths per 100 live births 0.2488 deaths per 100 live births 0.079 deaths per 100 live births Republic of Korea
2020s 0.2634 deaths per 100 live births 0.2363 deaths per 100 live births 0.0271 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 by sex, Republic of Korea or Singapore?
Republic of Korea, at 0.2527 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2512 deaths per 100 live births in Singapore as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Republic of Korea and Singapore?
0.0015 deaths per 100 live births, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Singapore?
71 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2024.
How do Republic of Korea and Singapore rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
Republic of Korea ranks 183rd and Singapore ranks 184th 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 by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child mortality rate by sex
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, 12,985 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

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