Korea vs Singapore: Under-five mortality rate
Korea
2.8
in 2024
Singapore
2.68
in 2024
Korea rank
184th
Singapore rank
186th
Under-five mortality rate over time
- Korea
- Singapore
How they compare
Korea currently reports 2.8 against 2.68 in Singapore, a difference of 0.12.
Across all 71 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 184th and Singapore ranks 186th of 200 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 151.61 | 64.44 | 87.17 | Korea |
| 1960s | 89.51 | 36.54 | 52.96 | Korea |
| 1970s | 48.3 | 19.72 | 28.58 | Korea |
| 1980s | 26.14 | 11.42 | 14.72 | Korea |
| 1990s | 11.31 | 5.5 | 5.82 | Korea |
| 2000s | 5.83 | 3.15 | 2.68 | Korea |
| 2010s | 3.59 | 2.68 | 0.9123 | Korea |
| 2020s | 2.92 | 2.52 | 0.3915 | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, Korea or Singapore?
- Korea, at 2.8 against 2.68 in Singapore as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate between Korea and Singapore?
- 0.12, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Singapore?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2024.
- How do Korea and Singapore rank globally for under-five mortality rate?
- Korea ranks 184th and Singapore ranks 186th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Under-five mortality rate (probability of dying by age 5 per 1000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.