How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Oman?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Republic of Korea vs Oman: Number of children who die before age 5

Republic of Korea

684 deaths

in 2023

Oman

869 deaths

in 2023

Republic of Korea rank

117th

Oman rank

114th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Republic of Korea
Oman

How they compare

Oman currently reports 869 deaths against 684 deaths in Republic of Korea, a difference of 185 deaths.

That makes Oman's figure about 1.3 times Republic of Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 117th and Oman ranks 114th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Republic of Korea averaged higher in 7 and Oman in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Republic of Korea	Oman	Difference	Ahead
1950s	181,457 deaths	10,806 deaths	170,652 deaths	Republic of Korea
1960s	92,234 deaths	9,264 deaths	82,970 deaths	Republic of Korea
1970s	43,617 deaths	6,512 deaths	37,105 deaths	Republic of Korea
1980s	20,066 deaths	4,163 deaths	15,903 deaths	Republic of Korea
1990s	7,852 deaths	1,629 deaths	6,224 deaths	Republic of Korea
2000s	2,944 deaths	740.5 deaths	2,204 deaths	Republic of Korea
2010s	1,502 deaths	892.9 deaths	608.8 deaths	Republic of Korea
2020s	787.5 deaths	873 deaths	85.5 deaths	Oman

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Republic of Korea or Oman?: Oman, at 869 deaths against 684 deaths in Republic of Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Republic of Korea and Oman?: 185 deaths, with Oman ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Oman?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Republic of Korea and Oman rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Republic of Korea ranks 117th and Oman ranks 114th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.