Israel vs Korea: Number of child deaths
Israel
576 deaths
in 2024
Korea
679 deaths
in 2024
Israel rank
120th
Korea rank
117th
Number of child deaths over time
- Israel
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 679 deaths against 576 deaths in Israel, a difference of 103 deaths.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.2 times Israel's.
Across all 68 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Israel ranks 120th and Korea ranks 117th of 199 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,725 deaths | 126,559 deaths | 123,834 deaths | Korea |
| 1960s | 2,222 deaths | 91,578 deaths | 89,356 deaths | Korea |
| 1970s | 2,102 deaths | 43,027 deaths | 40,925 deaths | Korea |
| 1980s | 1,372 deaths | 20,290 deaths | 18,919 deaths | Korea |
| 1990s | 964.8 deaths | 7,786 deaths | 6,821 deaths | Korea |
| 2000s | 790.7 deaths | 2,951 deaths | 2,160 deaths | Korea |
| 2010s | 667.1 deaths | 1,497 deaths | 830.3 deaths | Korea |
| 2020s | 596 deaths | 777.2 deaths | 181.2 deaths | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Israel or Korea?
- Korea, at 679 deaths against 576 deaths in Israel as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Israel and Korea?
- 103 deaths, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Korea?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2024.
- How do Israel and Korea rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Israel ranks 120th and Korea ranks 117th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .