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Dominican Republic vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Number of infants who die before age 1

Dominican Republic
5,213 deaths
in 2023
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
4,979 deaths
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
66th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
69th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k195019862023

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 5,213 deaths against 4,979 deaths in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 234 deaths.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 66th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 69th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1950s 21,315 deaths 46,456 deaths 25,141 deaths Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1960s 20,737 deaths 32,006 deaths 11,269 deaths Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1970s 17,655 deaths 18,923 deaths 1,268 deaths Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1980s 14,398 deaths 12,040 deaths 2,358 deaths Dominican Republic
1990s 10,040 deaths 21,351 deaths 11,311 deaths Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 6,805 deaths 13,391 deaths 6,586 deaths Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 6,047 deaths 6,156 deaths 108.7 deaths Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s 5,432 deaths 4,944 deaths 487.5 deaths Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Dominican Republic or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Dominican Republic, at 5,213 deaths against 4,979 deaths in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Dominican Republic and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
234 deaths, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?
Dominican Republic ranks 66th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 69th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of infants who die before age 1
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 at birth.