South Korea vs Spain: Infant mortality rate
South Korea
0.2328 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Spain
0.2621 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
South Korea rank
183rd
Spain rank
180th
Infant mortality rate over time
- South Korea
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.2621 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2328 deaths per 100 live births in South Korea, a difference of 0.0293 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 183rd and Spain ranks 180th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 7 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.45 deaths per 100 live births | 5.68 deaths per 100 live births | 5.77 deaths per 100 live births | South Korea |
| 1960s | 6.22 deaths per 100 live births | 3.82 deaths per 100 live births | 2.4 deaths per 100 live births | South Korea |
| 1970s | 3.64 deaths per 100 live births | 1.99 deaths per 100 live births | 1.65 deaths per 100 live births | South Korea |
| 1980s | 2 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9661 deaths per 100 live births | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.8659 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5833 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2826 deaths per 100 live births | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.4537 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3854 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0683 deaths per 100 live births | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.2908 deaths per 100 live births | 0.282 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0088 deaths per 100 live births | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.2417 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2615 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0198 deaths per 100 live births | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, South Korea or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.2621 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2328 deaths per 100 live births in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between South Korea and Spain?
- 0.0293 deaths per 100 live births, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Spain?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Spain rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- South Korea ranks 183rd and Spain ranks 180th 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 .