South Korea vs Singapore: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
South Korea
2.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Singapore
2.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
South Korea rank
179th
Singapore rank
182nd
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) over time
- South Korea
- Singapore
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 2.8 per 1,000 live births against 2.7 per 1,000 live births in Singapore, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.
Across all 65 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 179th and Singapore ranks 182nd of 197 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89.5 per 1,000 live births | 36.55 per 1,000 live births | 52.95 per 1,000 live births | South Korea |
| 1970s | 48.31 per 1,000 live births | 19.74 per 1,000 live births | 28.57 per 1,000 live births | South Korea |
| 1980s | 26.14 per 1,000 live births | 11.42 per 1,000 live births | 14.72 per 1,000 live births | South Korea |
| 1990s | 11.31 per 1,000 live births | 5.5 per 1,000 live births | 5.81 per 1,000 live births | South Korea |
| 2000s | 5.84 per 1,000 live births | 3.16 per 1,000 live births | 2.68 per 1,000 live births | South Korea |
| 2010s | 3.57 per 1,000 live births | 2.68 per 1,000 live births | 0.89 per 1,000 live births | South Korea |
| 2020s | 2.94 per 1,000 live births | 2.52 per 1,000 live births | 0.42 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, South Korea or Singapore?
- South Korea, at 2.8 per 1,000 live births against 2.7 per 1,000 live births in Singapore as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between South Korea and Singapore?
- 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Singapore?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Singapore rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- South Korea ranks 179th and Singapore ranks 182nd 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
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.