Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Kyrgyzstan: Mortality rate, under-5

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
16.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Kyrgyzstan
16.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
89th
Kyrgyzstan rank
88th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
  • Kyrgyzstan
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How they compare

Kyrgyzstan currently reports 16.8 per 1,000 live births against 16.7 per 1,000 live births in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 89th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 88th of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of averaged higher in 3 and Kyrgyzstan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Kyrgyzstan Difference Ahead
1970s 48.2 per 1,000 live births 108.54 per 1,000 live births 60.34 per 1,000 live births Kyrgyzstan
1980s 38.61 per 1,000 live births 82.25 per 1,000 live births 43.64 per 1,000 live births Kyrgyzstan
1990s 73.36 per 1,000 live births 62.01 per 1,000 live births 11.35 per 1,000 live births Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 52.48 per 1,000 live births 40.64 per 1,000 live births 11.84 per 1,000 live births Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 22.55 per 1,000 live births 23.2 per 1,000 live births 0.65 per 1,000 live births Kyrgyzstan
2020s 17.44 per 1,000 live births 17.28 per 1,000 live births 0.16 per 1,000 live births Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Kyrgyzstan?
Kyrgyzstan, at 16.8 per 1,000 live births against 16.7 per 1,000 live births in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Kyrgyzstan?
0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Kyrgyzstan?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 89th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 88th 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 (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 (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, 13,546 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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