Which has higher child mortality, South Korea or Singapore?

South Korea, at 0.28 against 0.27 in Singapore as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Singapore?

75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.

Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

South Korea

0.28

in 2024

Singapore

0.27

in 2024

South Korea rank

182nd

Singapore rank

185th

South Korea currently reports 0.28 against 0.27 in Singapore, a difference of 0.01.

Across all 75 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 182nd and Singapore ranks 185th of 200 countries.

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

Decade	South Korea	Singapore	Difference	Ahead
1950s	20.86	7.91	12.95	South Korea
1960s	8.95	3.65	5.29	South Korea
1970s	4.83	1.97	2.86	South Korea
1980s	2.61	1.14	1.47	South Korea
1990s	1.13	0.55	0.581	South Korea
2000s	0.584	0.316	0.268	South Korea
2010s	0.357	0.268	0.089	South Korea
2020s	0.294	0.252	0.042	South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher child mortality, South Korea or Singapore?: South Korea, at 0.28 against 0.27 in Singapore as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality between South Korea and Singapore?: 0.01, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Singapore?: 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do South Korea and Singapore rank globally for child mortality?: South Korea ranks 182nd and Singapore ranks 185th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.