Belarus vs South Korea: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Belarus
0.0041 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
South Korea
0.004 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Belarus rank
189th
South Korea rank
192nd
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Belarus
- South Korea
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 0.0041 under-five deaths per woman against 0.004 under-five deaths per woman in South Korea, a difference of 0.0001 under-five deaths per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 67 shared years of data; in 1958 it was South Korea ahead.
Belarus ranks 189th and South Korea ranks 192nd of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 4 and South Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.144 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7579 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6139 under-five deaths per woman | South Korea |
| 1960s | 0.0777 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4675 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3898 under-five deaths per woman | South Korea |
| 1970s | 0.0485 under-five deaths per woman | 0.175 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1265 under-five deaths per woman | South Korea |
| 1980s | 0.0372 under-five deaths per woman | 0.055 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0177 under-five deaths per woman | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.0232 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0182 under-five deaths per woman | 0.005 under-five deaths per woman | Belarus |
| 2000s | 0.012 under-five deaths per woman | 0.007 under-five deaths per woman | 0.005 under-five deaths per woman | Belarus |
| 2010s | 0.0068 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0041 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0027 under-five deaths per woman | Belarus |
| 2020s | 0.0043 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0035 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0008 under-five deaths per woman | Belarus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Belarus or South Korea?
- Belarus, at 0.0041 under-five deaths per woman against 0.004 under-five deaths per woman in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Belarus and South Korea?
- 0.0001 under-five deaths per woman, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and South Korea?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
- How do Belarus and South Korea rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Belarus ranks 189th and South Korea ranks 192nd 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).