Iceland vs South Korea: Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births)

Iceland
3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
South Korea
3.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Iceland rank
180th
South Korea rank
179th

Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) over time

  • Iceland
  • South Korea
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 3.1 per 1,000 live births against 3 per 1,000 live births in Iceland, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.

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

Iceland ranks 180th and South Korea ranks 179th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland South Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 21.22 per 1,000 live births 93.43 per 1,000 live births 72.21 per 1,000 live births South Korea
1970s 14.41 per 1,000 live births 51.45 per 1,000 live births 37.04 per 1,000 live births South Korea
1980s 8.59 per 1,000 live births 28.17 per 1,000 live births 19.58 per 1,000 live births South Korea
1990s 5.67 per 1,000 live births 12.15 per 1,000 live births 6.48 per 1,000 live births South Korea
2000s 3.45 per 1,000 live births 6.22 per 1,000 live births 2.77 per 1,000 live births South Korea
2010s 2.84 per 1,000 live births 3.88 per 1,000 live births 1.04 per 1,000 live births South Korea
2020s 3.06 per 1,000 live births 3.18 per 1,000 live births 0.12 per 1,000 live births South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Iceland or South Korea?
South Korea, at 3.1 per 1,000 live births against 3 per 1,000 live births in Iceland as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Iceland and South Korea?
0.1 per 1,000 live births, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and South Korea?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Iceland and South Korea rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
Iceland ranks 180th and South Korea 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, under-5, 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

Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5, 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

Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.