Republic of Korea vs Singapore: Mortality rate, under-5

Republic of Korea
2.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Singapore
2.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Republic of Korea rank
178th
Singapore rank
181st

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Republic of 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, Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.

Republic of Korea ranks 178th and Singapore ranks 181st of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of 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 Republic of Korea
1970s 48.31 per 1,000 live births 19.74 per 1,000 live births 28.57 per 1,000 live births Republic of Korea
1980s 26.14 per 1,000 live births 11.42 per 1,000 live births 14.72 per 1,000 live births Republic of Korea
1990s 11.31 per 1,000 live births 5.5 per 1,000 live births 5.81 per 1,000 live births Republic of Korea
2000s 5.84 per 1,000 live births 3.16 per 1,000 live births 2.68 per 1,000 live births Republic of Korea
2010s 3.57 per 1,000 live births 2.68 per 1,000 live births 0.89 per 1,000 live births Republic of Korea
2020s 2.94 per 1,000 live births 2.52 per 1,000 live births 0.42 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, Republic of Korea or Singapore?
Republic of 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 Republic of Korea and Singapore?
0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Singapore?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Republic of Korea and Singapore rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
Republic of Korea ranks 178th and Singapore ranks 181st of 196 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
243 places, 13,506 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.