South Korea vs Netherlands: Number of infant deaths
South Korea
556 deaths
in 2024
Netherlands
577 deaths
in 2024
South Korea rank
118th
Netherlands rank
117th
Number of infant deaths over time
- South Korea
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 577 deaths against 556 deaths in South Korea, a difference of 21 deaths.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 73 shared years of data; in 1952 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 118th and Netherlands ranks 117th of 199 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 96,946 deaths | 4,543 deaths | 92,403 deaths | South Korea |
| 1960s | 63,380 deaths | 3,567 deaths | 59,813 deaths | South Korea |
| 1970s | 32,041 deaths | 2,135 deaths | 29,906 deaths | South Korea |
| 1980s | 15,443 deaths | 1,422 deaths | 14,021 deaths | South Korea |
| 1990s | 5,963 deaths | 1,161 deaths | 4,802 deaths | South Korea |
| 2000s | 2,242 deaths | 884.3 deaths | 1,358 deaths | South Korea |
| 2010s | 1,199 deaths | 626.4 deaths | 572.6 deaths | South Korea |
| 2020s | 624.2 deaths | 595.6 deaths | 28.6 deaths | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, South Korea or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 577 deaths against 556 deaths in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between South Korea and Netherlands?
- 21 deaths, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Netherlands?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Netherlands rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- South Korea ranks 118th and Netherlands ranks 117th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .