Which has higher child mortality rate, Finland or Republic of Korea?

Republic of Korea, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Finland as of 2023.

What is the difference in child mortality rate between Finland and Republic of Korea?

0.0%, with Republic of Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Republic of Korea?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – 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.

Finland vs Republic of Korea: Child mortality rate

Finland

0.3%

in 2023

Republic of Korea

0.3%

in 2023

Finland rank

224th

Republic of Korea rank

221st

Child mortality rate over time

Finland
Republic of Korea

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Finland, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Finland ranks 224th and Republic of Korea ranks 221st of 236 countries.

Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Republic of Korea	Difference	Ahead
1950s	3.7%	20.9%	17.1%	Republic of Korea
1960s	2.1%	8.9%	6.8%	Republic of Korea
1970s	1.3%	4.9%	3.6%	Republic of Korea
1980s	0.8%	2.6%	1.8%	Republic of Korea
1990s	0.5%	1.1%	0.6%	Republic of Korea
2000s	0.4%	0.6%	0.2%	Republic of Korea
2010s	0.3%	0.4%	0.1%	Republic of Korea
2020s	0.2%	0.3%	0.0%	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate, Finland or Republic of Korea?: Republic of Korea, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Finland as of 2023.
What is the difference in child mortality rate between Finland and Republic of Korea?: 0.0%, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Republic of Korea?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Finland and Republic of Korea rank globally for child mortality rate?: Finland ranks 224th and Republic of Korea ranks 221st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – 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: % of children
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Share of children who die before reaching the age of 5.