South Korea vs Monaco: Child mortality rate
South Korea
0.28 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Monaco
0.27 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
South Korea rank
182nd
Monaco rank
185th
Child mortality rate over time
- South Korea
- Monaco
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 0.28 deaths per 100 live births against 0.27 deaths per 100 live births in Monaco, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 182nd and Monaco ranks 185th of 200 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Monaco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.07 deaths per 100 live births | 0.89 deaths per 100 live births | 1.18 deaths per 100 live births | South Korea |
| 1990s | 1.13 deaths per 100 live births | 0.644 deaths per 100 live births | 0.487 deaths per 100 live births | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.584 deaths per 100 live births | 0.458 deaths per 100 live births | 0.126 deaths per 100 live births | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.357 deaths per 100 live births | 0.355 deaths per 100 live births | 0.002 deaths per 100 live births | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.294 deaths per 100 live births | 0.282 deaths per 100 live births | 0.012 deaths per 100 live births | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, South Korea or Monaco?
- South Korea, at 0.28 deaths per 100 live births against 0.27 deaths per 100 live births in Monaco as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between South Korea and Monaco?
- 0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Monaco?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Monaco rank globally for child mortality rate?
- South Korea ranks 182nd and Monaco ranks 185th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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
Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.