Korea vs United Arab Emirates: Number of children who die before age 5

Korea
684 deaths
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
636 deaths
in 2023
Korea rank
117th
United Arab Emirates rank
120th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

  • Korea
  • United Arab Emirates
0100.0k200.0k300.0k195019862023

How they compare

Korea currently reports 684 deaths against 636 deaths in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 48 deaths.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 117th and United Arab Emirates ranks 120th of 236 countries.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1950s 181,457 deaths 1,021 deaths 180,437 deaths Korea
1960s 92,234 deaths 879.7 deaths 91,355 deaths Korea
1970s 43,617 deaths 892.9 deaths 42,724 deaths Korea
1980s 20,066 deaths 910.7 deaths 19,155 deaths Korea
1990s 7,852 deaths 646.6 deaths 7,206 deaths Korea
2000s 2,944 deaths 629.5 deaths 2,315 deaths Korea
2010s 1,502 deaths 701.1 deaths 800.6 deaths Korea
2020s 787.5 deaths 626 deaths 161.5 deaths Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Korea or United Arab Emirates?
Korea, at 684 deaths against 636 deaths in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Korea and United Arab Emirates?
48 deaths, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United Arab Emirates?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Korea and United Arab Emirates rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?
Korea ranks 117th and United Arab Emirates ranks 120th 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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About this data

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

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