Republic of Korea vs Spain: Mortality rate, infant

Republic of Korea
2.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Spain
2.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Republic of Korea rank
181st
Spain rank
178th

Mortality rate, infant over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 2.6 per 1,000 live births against 2.3 per 1,000 live births in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000 live births.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 181st and Spain ranks 178th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Republic of Korea averaged higher in 6 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 62.21 per 1,000 live births 38.23 per 1,000 live births 23.98 per 1,000 live births Republic of Korea
1970s 36.37 per 1,000 live births 19.86 per 1,000 live births 16.51 per 1,000 live births Republic of Korea
1980s 20.05 per 1,000 live births 9.66 per 1,000 live births 10.39 per 1,000 live births Republic of Korea
1990s 8.66 per 1,000 live births 5.82 per 1,000 live births 2.84 per 1,000 live births Republic of Korea
2000s 4.53 per 1,000 live births 3.85 per 1,000 live births 0.68 per 1,000 live births Republic of Korea
2010s 2.91 per 1,000 live births 2.82 per 1,000 live births 0.09 per 1,000 live births Republic of Korea
2020s 2.42 per 1,000 live births 2.6 per 1,000 live births 0.18 per 1,000 live births Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Republic of Korea or Spain?
Spain, at 2.6 per 1,000 live births against 2.3 per 1,000 live births in Republic of Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Republic of Korea and Spain?
0.3 per 1,000 live births, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Spain?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Republic of Korea and Spain rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
Republic of Korea ranks 181st and Spain ranks 178th 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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Indicator
Mortality rate, infant (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 is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.