South Korea vs Spain: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
South Korea
2.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Spain
3.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
South Korea rank
179th
Spain rank
177th
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) 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 179th and Spain ranks 177th of 197 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 179th and Spain ranks 177th 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.