South Korea vs Spain: Child mortality rate
South Korea
0.28 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Spain
0.32 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
South Korea rank
182nd
Spain rank
180th
Child mortality rate over time
- South Korea
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.32 deaths per 100 live births against 0.28 deaths per 100 live births in South Korea, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 182nd and Spain ranks 180th of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 7 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 20.86 deaths per 100 live births | 7.4 deaths per 100 live births | 13.45 deaths per 100 live births | South Korea |
| 1960s | 8.95 deaths per 100 live births | 4.38 deaths per 100 live births | 4.57 deaths per 100 live births | South Korea |
| 1970s | 4.83 deaths per 100 live births | 2.31 deaths per 100 live births | 2.52 deaths per 100 live births | South Korea |
| 1980s | 2.61 deaths per 100 live births | 1.17 deaths per 100 live births | 1.44 deaths per 100 live births | South Korea |
| 1990s | 1.13 deaths per 100 live births | 0.725 deaths per 100 live births | 0.406 deaths per 100 live births | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.584 deaths per 100 live births | 0.475 deaths per 100 live births | 0.109 deaths per 100 live births | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.357 deaths per 100 live births | 0.342 deaths per 100 live births | 0.015 deaths per 100 live births | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.294 deaths per 100 live births | 0.32 deaths per 100 live births | 0.026 deaths per 100 live births | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, South Korea or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.32 deaths per 100 live births against 0.28 deaths per 100 live births in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between South Korea and Spain?
- 0.04 deaths per 100 live births, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Spain?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Spain rank globally for child mortality rate?
- South Korea ranks 182nd and Spain ranks 180th 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
The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.