South Korea vs Spain: Mortality rate, under-5
South Korea
2.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Spain
3.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
South Korea rank
178th
Spain rank
176th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- South Korea
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 3.2 per 1,000 live births against 2.8 per 1,000 live births in South Korea, a difference of 0.4 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 178th and Spain ranks 176th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 6 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89.5 per 1,000 live births | 43.83 per 1,000 live births | 45.67 per 1,000 live births | South Korea |
| 1970s | 48.31 per 1,000 live births | 23.07 per 1,000 live births | 25.24 per 1,000 live births | South Korea |
| 1980s | 26.14 per 1,000 live births | 11.71 per 1,000 live births | 14.43 per 1,000 live births | South Korea |
| 1990s | 11.31 per 1,000 live births | 7.25 per 1,000 live births | 4.06 per 1,000 live births | South Korea |
| 2000s | 5.84 per 1,000 live births | 4.75 per 1,000 live births | 1.09 per 1,000 live births | South Korea |
| 2010s | 3.57 per 1,000 live births | 3.42 per 1,000 live births | 0.15 per 1,000 live births | South Korea |
| 2020s | 2.94 per 1,000 live births | 3.2 per 1,000 live births | 0.26 per 1,000 live births | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, South Korea or Spain?
- Spain, at 3.2 per 1,000 live births against 2.8 per 1,000 live births in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between South Korea and Spain?
- 0.4 per 1,000 live births, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Spain?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Spain rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- South Korea ranks 178th and Spain ranks 176th 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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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.