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

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
16.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Vanuatu
17.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
89th
Vanuatu rank
87th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

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

Vanuatu currently reports 17.1 per 1,000 live births against 16.7 per 1,000 live births in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 0.4 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 89th and Vanuatu ranks 87th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of averaged higher in 3 and Vanuatu in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1960s 96.04 per 1,000 live births 133.43 per 1,000 live births 37.39 per 1,000 live births Vanuatu
1970s 55.29 per 1,000 live births 89.82 per 1,000 live births 34.53 per 1,000 live births Vanuatu
1980s 38.61 per 1,000 live births 50.55 per 1,000 live births 11.94 per 1,000 live births Vanuatu
1990s 73.36 per 1,000 live births 30.32 per 1,000 live births 43.04 per 1,000 live births Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 52.48 per 1,000 live births 24.54 per 1,000 live births 27.94 per 1,000 live births Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 22.55 per 1,000 live births 19.07 per 1,000 live births 3.48 per 1,000 live births Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s 17.44 per 1,000 live births 17.7 per 1,000 live births 0.26 per 1,000 live births Vanuatu

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 Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 17.1 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 Vanuatu?
0.4 per 1,000 live births, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Vanuatu?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Vanuatu rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 89th and Vanuatu ranks 87th 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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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.