Japan vs Republic of Korea: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Japan
0.0038 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Republic of Korea
0.004 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Japan rank
195th
Republic of Korea rank
192nd
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Japan
- Republic of Korea
How they compare
Republic of Korea currently reports 0.004 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0038 under-five deaths per woman in Japan, a difference of 0.0002 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Republic of Korea ahead.
Japan ranks 195th and Republic of Korea ranks 192nd of 200 countries.
Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Republic of Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1714 under-five deaths per woman | 1.26 under-five deaths per woman | 1.09 under-five deaths per woman | Republic of Korea |
| 1960s | 0.0549 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4675 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4126 under-five deaths per woman | Republic of Korea |
| 1970s | 0.0274 under-five deaths per woman | 0.175 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1477 under-five deaths per woman | Republic of Korea |
| 1980s | 0.0134 under-five deaths per woman | 0.055 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0415 under-five deaths per woman | Republic of Korea |
| 1990s | 0.0082 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0182 under-five deaths per woman | 0.01 under-five deaths per woman | Republic of Korea |
| 2000s | 0.0051 under-five deaths per woman | 0.007 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0019 under-five deaths per woman | Republic of Korea |
| 2010s | 0.004 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0041 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0002 under-five deaths per woman | Republic of Korea |
| 2020s | 0.0035 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0035 under-five deaths per woman | 0 under-five deaths per woman | Republic of Korea |
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, Japan or Republic of Korea?
- Republic of Korea, at 0.004 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0038 under-five deaths per woman in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Japan and Republic of Korea?
- 0.0002 under-five deaths per woman, with Republic of Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Republic of Korea?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Republic of Korea rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Japan ranks 195th and Republic of 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).