Child mortality by sex in Korea
Korea: Child mortality by sex was 0.3051 in 2024. β Volatile
Child mortality by sex in Korea, 1951β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality by sex in Korea is 0.3051, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality by sex in Korea peaked at 31.83 in 1951 and was at its lowest, 0.3051, in 2024.
That places Korea 177th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19.5 | 12.36 | 31.83 | 9 |
| 1960s | 9.34 | 6.97 | 11.69 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.15 | 4.12 | 6.49 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.82 | 1.85 | 3.89 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.22 | 0.8527 | 1.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.622 | 0.4619 | 0.8054 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3886 | 0.3421 | 0.4446 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3183 | 0.3051 | 0.3329 | 5 |
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More health data for Korea
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1935 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 2,072 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 69 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 343,093 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 314,477 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 328,684 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 299,106 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 295,765 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality by sex in Korea?
- Child mortality by sex in Korea was 0.3051 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality by sex recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 31.83 in 1951.
- What is the lowest child mortality by sex recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3051 in 2024.
- How does Korea rank for child mortality by sex?
- Korea ranks 177th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality by sex rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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