Korea, Rep. vs Spain: Child mortality rate
Korea, Rep.
0.2796 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Spain
0.3193 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Korea, Rep. rank
183rd
Spain rank
180th
Child mortality rate over time
- Korea, Rep.
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.3193 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2796 deaths per 100 live births in Korea, Rep., a difference of 0.0397 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Korea, Rep.'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Korea, Rep. ahead.
Korea, Rep. ranks 183rd and Spain ranks 180th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Korea, Rep. averaged higher in 7 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea, Rep. | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 20.86 deaths per 100 live births | 7.4 deaths per 100 live births | 13.45 deaths per 100 live births | Korea, Rep. |
| 1960s | 8.95 deaths per 100 live births | 4.38 deaths per 100 live births | 4.57 deaths per 100 live births | Korea, Rep. |
| 1970s | 4.83 deaths per 100 live births | 2.31 deaths per 100 live births | 2.52 deaths per 100 live births | Korea, Rep. |
| 1980s | 2.61 deaths per 100 live births | 1.17 deaths per 100 live births | 1.44 deaths per 100 live births | Korea, Rep. |
| 1990s | 1.13 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7243 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4071 deaths per 100 live births | Korea, Rep. |
| 2000s | 0.5828 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4756 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1072 deaths per 100 live births | Korea, Rep. |
| 2010s | 0.359 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3412 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0177 deaths per 100 live births | Korea, Rep. |
| 2020s | 0.2915 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3174 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0259 deaths per 100 live births | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Korea, Rep. or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.3193 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2796 deaths per 100 live births in Korea, Rep. as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Korea, Rep. and Spain?
- 0.0397 deaths per 100 live births, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Rep. and Spain?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Korea, Rep. and Spain rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Korea, Rep. ranks 183rd and Spain ranks 180th 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 Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .