South Korea vs Netherlands: Number of infant deaths

South Korea
556
in 2024
Netherlands
577
in 2024
South Korea rank
118th
Netherlands rank
117th

Number of infant deaths over time

  • South Korea
  • Netherlands
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k196019922024

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 577 against 556 in South Korea, a difference of 21.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 118th and Netherlands ranks 117th of 196 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 63,380 3,567 59,813 South Korea
1970s 32,041 2,135 29,906 South Korea
1980s 15,443 1,422 14,021 South Korea
1990s 5,963 1,161 4,802 South Korea
2000s 2,242 884.3 1,358 South Korea
2010s 1,199 626.4 572.6 South Korea
2020s 624.2 595.6 28.6 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 against 556 in South Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between South Korea and Netherlands?
21, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Netherlands?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do South Korea and Netherlands rank globally for number of infant deaths?
South Korea ranks 118th and Netherlands ranks 117th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), 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

Indicator
Number of infant deaths
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 13,405 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.