Iceland vs Republic of Korea: Mortality rate, under-5, female
Iceland
2.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Republic of Korea
2.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Iceland rank
179th
Republic of Korea rank
181st
Mortality rate, under-5, female over time
- Iceland
- Republic of Korea
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 2.6 per 1,000 live births against 2.5 per 1,000 live births in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Republic of Korea ahead.
Iceland ranks 179th and Republic of Korea ranks 181st of 197 countries.
Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Republic of Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.16 per 1,000 live births | 85.27 per 1,000 live births | 68.11 per 1,000 live births | Republic of Korea |
| 1970s | 11.79 per 1,000 live births | 44.98 per 1,000 live births | 33.19 per 1,000 live births | Republic of Korea |
| 1980s | 7.27 per 1,000 live births | 23.98 per 1,000 live births | 16.71 per 1,000 live births | Republic of Korea |
| 1990s | 4.89 per 1,000 live births | 10.42 per 1,000 live births | 5.53 per 1,000 live births | Republic of Korea |
| 2000s | 2.94 per 1,000 live births | 5.42 per 1,000 live births | 2.48 per 1,000 live births | Republic of Korea |
| 2010s | 2.45 per 1,000 live births | 3.26 per 1,000 live births | 0.81 per 1,000 live births | Republic of Korea |
| 2020s | 2.6 per 1,000 live births | 2.64 per 1,000 live births | 0.04 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, under-5, female, Iceland or Republic of Korea?
- Iceland, at 2.6 per 1,000 live births against 2.5 per 1,000 live births in Republic of Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Iceland and Republic of Korea?
- 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Republic of Korea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Republic of Korea rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- Iceland ranks 179th and Republic of Korea ranks 181st 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, under-5, female (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
Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.