Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Israel or Republic of Korea?

Republic of Korea, at 495 deaths against 481 deaths in Israel as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Israel and Republic of Korea?

14 deaths, with Republic of Korea ahead.

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

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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Israel vs Republic of Korea: Number of infants who die before age 1

Israel

481 deaths

in 2023

Republic of Korea

495 deaths

in 2023

Israel rank

120th

Republic of Korea rank

119th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Israel
Republic of Korea

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 495 deaths against 481 deaths in Israel, a difference of 14 deaths.

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

Israel ranks 120th and Republic of Korea ranks 119th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	Republic of Korea	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2,174 deaths	110,598 deaths	108,424 deaths	Republic of Korea
1960s	1,875 deaths	65,414 deaths	63,540 deaths	Republic of Korea
1970s	1,821 deaths	32,539 deaths	30,718 deaths	Republic of Korea
1980s	1,170 deaths	15,566 deaths	14,396 deaths	Republic of Korea
1990s	818.5 deaths	6,227 deaths	5,408 deaths	Republic of Korea
2000s	659 deaths	2,259 deaths	1,600 deaths	Republic of Korea
2010s	540.3 deaths	1,146 deaths	606.2 deaths	Republic of Korea
2020s	458.25 deaths	566.75 deaths	108.5 deaths	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Israel or Republic of Korea?: Republic of Korea, at 495 deaths against 481 deaths in Israel as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Israel and Republic of Korea?: 14 deaths, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Republic of Korea?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Israel and Republic of Korea rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Israel ranks 120th and Republic of Korea ranks 119th 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: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.