Korea vs North Macedonia: Infant mortality rate by sex
Korea
0.2095 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
North Macedonia
0.2308 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Korea rank
184th
North Macedonia rank
181st
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Korea
- North Macedonia
How they compare
North Macedonia currently reports 0.2308 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2095 deaths per 100 live births in Korea, a difference of 0.0213 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes North Macedonia's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.
Across all 44 years both countries report, North Macedonia has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 184th and North Macedonia ranks 181st of 199 countries.
North Macedonia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | North Macedonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.75 deaths per 100 live births | 4.32 deaths per 100 live births | 2.57 deaths per 100 live births | North Macedonia |
| 1990s | 0.7997 deaths per 100 live births | 2.22 deaths per 100 live births | 1.42 deaths per 100 live births | North Macedonia |
| 2000s | 0.4236 deaths per 100 live births | 1.11 deaths per 100 live births | 0.684 deaths per 100 live births | North Macedonia |
| 2010s | 0.2652 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8193 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5541 deaths per 100 live births | North Macedonia |
| 2020s | 0.2174 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3554 deaths per 100 live births | 0.138 deaths per 100 live births | North Macedonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Korea or North Macedonia?
- North Macedonia, at 0.2308 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2095 deaths per 100 live births in Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Korea and North Macedonia?
- 0.0213 deaths per 100 live births, with North Macedonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and North Macedonia?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Korea and North Macedonia rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Korea ranks 184th and North Macedonia ranks 181st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .