Ecuador vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Ecuador
0.0295 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
0.0308 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Ecuador rank
104th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
101st
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Ecuador
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 0.0308 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0295 under-five deaths per woman in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0013 under-five deaths per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 104th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 101st of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 4 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.32 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5242 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7913 under-five deaths per woman | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 1.02 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3478 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6735 under-five deaths per woman | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 0.6473 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1817 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4656 under-five deaths per woman | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 0.3114 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1009 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2105 under-five deaths per woman | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 0.1462 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1559 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0097 under-five deaths per woman | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2000s | 0.0696 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1028 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0332 under-five deaths per woman | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2010s | 0.0376 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0417 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0041 under-five deaths per woman | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2020s | 0.0291 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0321 under-five deaths per woman | 0.003 under-five deaths per woman | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
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, Ecuador or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 0.0308 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0295 under-five deaths per woman in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Ecuador and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 0.0013 under-five deaths per woman, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Ecuador ranks 104th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 101st 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).