South Korea vs Portugal: Child mortality rate ihme

South Korea
0.3
in 2019
Portugal
0.28
in 2019
South Korea rank
186th
Portugal rank
189th

Child mortality rate ihme over time

  • South Korea
  • Portugal
05101520195019842019

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.3 against 0.28 in Portugal, a difference of 0.02.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 186th and Portugal ranks 189th of 201 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Portugal Difference Ahead
1950s 12.65 12.96 0.309 Portugal
1960s 7 9.25 2.26 Portugal
1970s 3.83 4.68 0.841 Portugal
1980s 1.98 2.15 0.167 Portugal
1990s 0.901 1.05 0.153 Portugal
2000s 0.575 0.529 0.046 South Korea
2010s 0.351 0.351 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate ihme, South Korea or Portugal?
South Korea, at 0.3 against 0.28 in Portugal as of 2019.
What is the difference in child mortality rate ihme between South Korea and Portugal?
0.02, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Portugal?
70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do South Korea and Portugal rank globally for child mortality rate ihme?
South Korea ranks 186th and Portugal ranks 189th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate ihme. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child mortality rate ihme
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed