South Korea vs North Macedonia: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN)
South Korea
2.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
North Macedonia
2.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
South Korea rank
181st
North Macedonia rank
179th
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN) over time
- South Korea
- North Macedonia
How they compare
North Macedonia currently reports 2.5 per 1,000 live births against 2.3 per 1,000 live births in South Korea, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.
That makes North Macedonia's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
Across all 44 years both countries report, North Macedonia has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 181st and North Macedonia ranks 179th of 197 countries.
North Macedonia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | North Macedonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.19 per 1,000 live births | 44.94 per 1,000 live births | 25.76 per 1,000 live births | North Macedonia |
| 1990s | 8.66 per 1,000 live births | 23.74 per 1,000 live births | 15.08 per 1,000 live births | North Macedonia |
| 2000s | 4.53 per 1,000 live births | 12.01 per 1,000 live births | 7.48 per 1,000 live births | North Macedonia |
| 2010s | 2.91 per 1,000 live births | 8.82 per 1,000 live births | 5.91 per 1,000 live births | North Macedonia |
| 2020s | 2.42 per 1,000 live births | 3.78 per 1,000 live births | 1.36 per 1,000 live births | North Macedonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, South Korea or North Macedonia?
- North Macedonia, at 2.5 per 1,000 live births against 2.3 per 1,000 live births in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between South Korea and North Macedonia?
- 0.2 per 1,000 live births, with North Macedonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and North Macedonia?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and North Macedonia rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- South Korea ranks 181st and North Macedonia ranks 179th 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 (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 is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.