Iceland vs South Korea: Child mortality vs. GDP per capita
Iceland
0.282 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
South Korea
0.2796 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Iceland rank
181st
South Korea rank
183rd
Child mortality vs. GDP per capita over time
- Iceland
- South Korea
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.282 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2796 deaths per 100 live births in South Korea, a difference of 0.0024 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Korea ahead.
Iceland ranks 181st 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 | 2.54 deaths per 100 live births | 20.86 deaths per 100 live births | 18.32 deaths per 100 live births | South Korea |
| 1960s | 1.92 deaths per 100 live births | 8.95 deaths per 100 live births | 7.03 deaths per 100 live births | South Korea |
| 1970s | 1.31 deaths per 100 live births | 4.83 deaths per 100 live births | 3.52 deaths per 100 live births | South Korea |
| 1980s | 0.7944 deaths per 100 live births | 2.61 deaths per 100 live births | 1.82 deaths per 100 live births | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.5292 deaths per 100 live births | 1.13 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6022 deaths per 100 live births | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.32 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5828 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2628 deaths per 100 live births | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.2649 deaths per 100 live births | 0.359 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0941 deaths per 100 live births | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.2844 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2915 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0072 deaths per 100 live births | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality vs. gdp per capita, Iceland or South Korea?
- Iceland, at 0.282 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2796 deaths per 100 live births in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality vs. gdp per capita between Iceland and South Korea?
- 0.0024 deaths per 100 live births, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and South Korea?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and South Korea rank globally for child mortality vs. gdp per capita?
- Iceland ranks 181st 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 vs. GDP per capita. 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 children aged under five years, per 100 live births .