Which has higher number of infant deaths, Republic of Korea or Republic of Moldova?

Republic of Korea, at 556 deaths against 490 deaths in Republic of Moldova as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Republic of Korea and Republic of Moldova?

66 deaths, with Republic of Korea ahead.

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

53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.

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 infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Republic of Korea vs Republic of Moldova: Number of infant deaths

Republic of Korea

556 deaths

in 2024

Republic of Moldova

490 deaths

in 2024

Republic of Korea rank

118th

Republic of Moldova rank

120th

Number of infant deaths over time

Republic of Korea
Republic of Moldova

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 556 deaths against 490 deaths in Republic of Moldova, a difference of 66 deaths.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.1 times Republic of Moldova's.

Across all 53 years both countries report, Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.

Republic of Korea ranks 118th and Republic of Moldova ranks 120th of 199 countries.

Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Republic of Korea	Republic of Moldova	Difference	Ahead
1970s	29,427 deaths	3,697 deaths	25,730 deaths	Republic of Korea
1980s	15,443 deaths	3,298 deaths	12,145 deaths	Republic of Korea
1990s	5,963 deaths	2,112 deaths	3,851 deaths	Republic of Korea
2000s	2,242 deaths	1,014 deaths	1,228 deaths	Republic of Korea
2010s	1,199 deaths	695.9 deaths	503.1 deaths	Republic of Korea
2020s	624.2 deaths	504.8 deaths	119.4 deaths	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Republic of Korea or Republic of Moldova?: Republic of Korea, at 556 deaths against 490 deaths in Republic of Moldova as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Republic of Korea and Republic of Moldova?: 66 deaths, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Republic of Moldova?: 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Republic of Korea and Republic of Moldova rank globally for number of infant deaths?: Republic of Korea ranks 118th and Republic of Moldova ranks 120th 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 infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infant deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 12,788 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .