South Korea vs Monaco: Infant mortality rate
South Korea
0.2328 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Monaco
0.2209 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
South Korea rank
183rd
Monaco rank
185th
Infant mortality rate over time
- South Korea
- Monaco
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 0.2328 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2209 deaths per 100 live births in Monaco, a difference of 0.0119 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Monaco's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 183rd and Monaco ranks 185th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 4 and Monaco in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Monaco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.58 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7253 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8591 deaths per 100 live births | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.8659 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5254 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3405 deaths per 100 live births | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.4537 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3725 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0812 deaths per 100 live births | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.2908 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2912 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0004 deaths per 100 live births | Monaco |
| 2020s | 0.2417 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2344 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0073 deaths per 100 live births | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, South Korea or Monaco?
- South Korea, at 0.2328 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2209 deaths per 100 live births in Monaco as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between South Korea and Monaco?
- 0.0119 deaths per 100 live births, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Monaco?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Monaco rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- South Korea ranks 183rd and Monaco ranks 185th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .