Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Tonga: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
0.0308 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Tonga
0.0318 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
101st
Tonga rank
98th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 0.0318 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0308 under-five deaths per woman in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 0.001 under-five deaths per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Tonga ahead.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 101st and Tonga ranks 98th of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3334 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4282 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0948 under-five deaths per woman | Tonga |
| 1970s | 0.1817 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2167 under-five deaths per woman | 0.035 under-five deaths per woman | Tonga |
| 1980s | 0.1009 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1355 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0346 under-five deaths per woman | Tonga |
| 1990s | 0.1559 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0866 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0693 under-five deaths per woman | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2000s | 0.1028 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0618 under-five deaths per woman | 0.041 under-five deaths per woman | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2010s | 0.0417 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0432 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0015 under-five deaths per woman | Tonga |
| 2020s | 0.0321 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0335 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0014 under-five deaths per woman | Tonga |
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, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 0.0318 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0308 under-five deaths per woman in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Tonga?
- 0.001 under-five deaths per woman, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Tonga?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
- How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Tonga rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 101st and Tonga ranks 98th 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).