Korea vs Spain: Infant mortality by sex
Korea
0.2549
in 2024
Spain
0.2846
in 2024
Korea rank
183rd
Spain rank
180th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Korea
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.2846 against 0.2549 in Korea, a difference of 0.0297.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 183rd and Spain ranks 180th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 7 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.04 | 6.22 | 5.83 | Korea |
| 1960s | 6.65 | 4.26 | 2.39 | Korea |
| 1970s | 3.93 | 2.22 | 1.71 | Korea |
| 1980s | 2.17 | 1.07 | 1.1 | Korea |
| 1990s | 0.9286 | 0.6392 | 0.2894 | Korea |
| 2000s | 0.4824 | 0.4197 | 0.0627 | Korea |
| 2010s | 0.3151 | 0.3051 | 0.01 | Korea |
| 2020s | 0.2647 | 0.2841 | 0.0194 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Korea or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.2846 against 0.2549 in Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Korea and Spain?
- 0.0297, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Spain?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Korea and Spain rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Korea ranks 183rd and Spain ranks 180th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.