China (People’s Republic of) vs Korea: Child mortality vs population growth

China (People’s Republic of)
-0.1957
in 2023
Korea
-0.2109
in 2023
China (People’s Republic of) rank
195th
Korea rank
198th

Child mortality vs population growth over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • Korea
-10123195019862023

How they compare

China (People’s Republic of) currently reports -0.1957 against -0.2109 in Korea, a difference of 0.0152.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China (People’s Republic of) ahead.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 195th and Korea ranks 198th of 229 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, China (People’s Republic of) averaged higher in 6 and Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) Korea Difference Ahead
1950s 1.95 1.97 0.0209 Korea
1960s 2.16 2.44 0.2732 Korea
1970s 1.85 1.75 0.0974 China (People’s Republic of)
1980s 1.59 1.21 0.3803 China (People’s Republic of)
1990s 1.03 0.9577 0.0731 China (People’s Republic of)
2000s 0.6708 0.4946 0.1762 China (People’s Republic of)
2010s 0.5866 0.2496 0.337 China (People’s Republic of)
2020s -0.0561 -0.1734 0.1173 China (People’s Republic of)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality vs population growth, China (People’s Republic of) or Korea?
China (People’s Republic of), at -0.1957 against -0.2109 in Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in child mortality vs population growth between China (People’s Republic of) and Korea?
0.0152, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Korea?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and Korea rank globally for child mortality vs population growth?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 195th and Korea ranks 198th of 229 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Child mortality vs population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child mortality vs population growth
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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