Iceland vs Republic of Korea: Mortality rate, under-5, male
Iceland
3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Republic of Korea
3.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Iceland rank
180th
Republic of Korea rank
179th
Mortality rate, under-5, male over time
- Iceland
- Republic of Korea
How they compare
Republic of 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, Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 180th and Republic of Korea ranks 179th 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 | 21.22 per 1,000 live births | 93.43 per 1,000 live births | 72.21 per 1,000 live births | Republic of Korea |
| 1970s | 14.41 per 1,000 live births | 51.45 per 1,000 live births | 37.04 per 1,000 live births | Republic of Korea |
| 1980s | 8.59 per 1,000 live births | 28.17 per 1,000 live births | 19.58 per 1,000 live births | Republic of Korea |
| 1990s | 5.67 per 1,000 live births | 12.15 per 1,000 live births | 6.48 per 1,000 live births | Republic of Korea |
| 2000s | 3.45 per 1,000 live births | 6.22 per 1,000 live births | 2.77 per 1,000 live births | Republic of Korea |
| 2010s | 2.84 per 1,000 live births | 3.88 per 1,000 live births | 1.04 per 1,000 live births | Republic of Korea |
| 2020s | 3.06 per 1,000 live births | 3.18 per 1,000 live births | 0.12 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, male, Iceland or Republic of Korea?
- Republic of 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 Republic of Korea?
- 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Republic of Korea 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, male?
- Iceland ranks 180th and Republic of 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
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.