Korea vs Spain: Child mortality rate
Korea
0.3%
in 2023
Spain
0.3%
in 2023
Korea rank
221st
Spain rank
220th
Child mortality rate over time
- Korea
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Korea, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 221st and Spain ranks 220th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 7 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 20.9% | 7.4% | 13.4% | Korea |
| 1960s | 8.9% | 4.4% | 4.6% | Korea |
| 1970s | 4.9% | 2.3% | 2.5% | Korea |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 1.2% | 1.4% | Korea |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Korea |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Korea |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Korea |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Korea or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Korea and Spain?
- 0.0%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Spain?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Korea and Spain rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Korea ranks 221st and Spain ranks 220th 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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About this data
Share of children who die before reaching the age of 5.