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
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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About this data
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.