Republic of Korea vs Norway: Mortality rate, infant, male

Republic of Korea
2.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Norway
2.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Republic of Korea rank
181st
Norway rank
184th

Mortality rate, infant, male over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • Norway
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How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 2.5 per 1,000 live births against 2.3 per 1,000 live births in Norway, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.

Republic of Korea ranks 181st and Norway ranks 184th of 197 countries.

Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 66.48 per 1,000 live births 18.17 per 1,000 live births 48.31 per 1,000 live births Republic of Korea
1970s 39.25 per 1,000 live births 12.11 per 1,000 live births 27.14 per 1,000 live births Republic of Korea
1980s 21.72 per 1,000 live births 9 per 1,000 live births 12.72 per 1,000 live births Republic of Korea
1990s 9.27 per 1,000 live births 5.67 per 1,000 live births 3.6 per 1,000 live births Republic of Korea
2000s 4.83 per 1,000 live births 3.72 per 1,000 live births 1.11 per 1,000 live births Republic of Korea
2010s 3.14 per 1,000 live births 2.49 per 1,000 live births 0.65 per 1,000 live births Republic of Korea
2020s 2.64 per 1,000 live births 2.18 per 1,000 live births 0.46 per 1,000 live births Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, male, Republic of Korea or Norway?
Republic of Korea, at 2.5 per 1,000 live births against 2.3 per 1,000 live births in Norway as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant, male between Republic of Korea and Norway?
0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Norway?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Republic of Korea and Norway rank globally for mortality rate, infant, male?
Republic of Korea ranks 181st and Norway ranks 184th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Infant mortality rate, male is the number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 male live births in a given year.