Infant mortality vs prenatal care, annual growth rate in South Korea
South Korea: Infant mortality vs prenatal care, annual growth rate was -4.17 % change on previous year in 2024. ▲ Rising
Infant mortality vs prenatal care, annual growth rate in South Korea, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant mortality vs prenatal care, annual growth rate in South Korea is -4.17 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality vs prenatal care, annual growth rate in South Korea peaked at 0 % change on previous year in 2015 and was at its lowest, -8.99 % change on previous year, in 1986.
That places South Korea 166th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Infant mortality vs prenatal care, annual growth rate in South Korea, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -3.49 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | -3.34 % change on previous year | -4.3% |
| 1963 | -3.46 % change on previous year | +3.5% |
| 1964 | -3.88 % change on previous year | +12.2% |
| 1965 | -4.5 % change on previous year | +16.0% |
| 1966 | -5.04 % change on previous year | +11.9% |
| 1967 | -5.65 % change on previous year | +12.1% |
| 1968 | -6.17 % change on previous year | +9.2% |
| 1969 | -6.38 % change on previous year | +3.4% |
| 1970 | -6.4 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1971 | -6.18 % change on previous year | -3.5% |
| 1972 | -5.65 % change on previous year | -8.6% |
| 1973 | -4.99 % change on previous year | -11.7% |
| 1974 | -4.2 % change on previous year | -15.8% |
| 1975 | -4.11 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 1976 | -4 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 1977 | -3.87 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 1978 | -4.33 % change on previous year | +12.0% |
| 1979 | -4.85 % change on previous year | +12.0% |
| 1980 | -5.44 % change on previous year | +12.1% |
| 1981 | -6.12 % change on previous year | +12.4% |
| 1982 | -6.9 % change on previous year | +12.8% |
| 1983 | -7.41 % change on previous year | +7.4% |
| 1984 | -8.44 % change on previous year | +14.0% |
| 1985 | -8.25 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 1986 | -8.99 % change on previous year | +9.0% |
| 1987 | -8.72 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 1988 | -8.92 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 1989 | -8.39 % change on previous year | -5.9% |
| 1990 | -8.4 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1991 | -7.5 % change on previous year | -10.7% |
| 1992 | -8.11 % change on previous year | +8.1% |
| 1993 | -7.84 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 1994 | -7.45 % change on previous year | -5.1% |
| 1995 | -6.9 % change on previous year | -7.4% |
| 1996 | -7.41 % change on previous year | +7.4% |
| 1997 | -6.67 % change on previous year | -10.0% |
| 1998 | -7.14 % change on previous year | +7.1% |
| 1999 | -6.15 % change on previous year | -13.8% |
| 2000 | -4.92 % change on previous year | -20.1% |
| 2001 | -5.17 % change on previous year | +5.2% |
| 2002 | -5.45 % change on previous year | +5.5% |
| 2003 | -5.77 % change on previous year | +5.8% |
| 2004 | -4.08 % change on previous year | -29.3% |
| 2005 | -8.51 % change on previous year | +108.5% |
| 2006 | -4.65 % change on previous year | -45.3% |
| 2007 | -7.32 % change on previous year | +57.3% |
| 2008 | -5.26 % change on previous year | -28.1% |
| 2009 | -5.56 % change on previous year | +5.6% |
| 2010 | -2.94 % change on previous year | -47.1% |
| 2011 | -3.03 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 2012 | -3.12 % change on previous year | +3.1% |
| 2013 | -3.23 % change on previous year | +3.2% |
| 2014 | -3.33 % change on previous year | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2016 | -3.45 % change on previous year | — |
| 2017 | -3.57 % change on previous year | +3.6% |
| 2018 | -3.7 % change on previous year | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2020 | -3.85 % change on previous year | — |
| 2021 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2022 | -4 % change on previous year | — |
| 2023 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2024 | -4.17 % change on previous year | — |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's -4.17 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is -1.19 % change on previous year, 3.5× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- South Korea's -4.17 % change on previous year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -2.66 % change on previous year, 1.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Infant mortality vs prenatal care, annual growth rate in South Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -108.5% | -4.08 % change on previous year | -8.51 % change on previous year |
| 2015 | +100.0% | -3.33 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year |
| 2019 | +100.0% | -3.7 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | +100.0% | -3.85 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year |
| 2023 | +100.0% | -4 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -4.66 % change on previous year | -6.38 % change on previous year | -3.34 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | -4.86 % change on previous year | -6.4 % change on previous year | -3.87 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -7.76 % change on previous year | -8.99 % change on previous year | -5.44 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -7.36 % change on previous year | -8.4 % change on previous year | -6.15 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -5.67 % change on previous year | -8.51 % change on previous year | -4.08 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.64 % change on previous year | -3.7 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.4 % change on previous year | -4.17 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 163 Nepal -3.9 % change on previous year compare
- 164 Morocco -3.92 % change on previous year compare
- 165 Andorra -4 % change on previous year compare
- 166 Bulgaria -4.17 % change on previous year compare
- 168 Bhutan -4.2 % change on previous year compare
- 169 Monaco -4.35 % change on previous year compare
- 169 El Salvador -4.35 % change on previous year compare
More health data for South Korea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.43 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1935 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 69 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0118 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0124 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality vs prenatal care, annual growth rate in South Korea?
- Infant mortality vs prenatal care, annual growth rate in South Korea was -4.17 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest infant mortality vs prenatal care, annual growth rate recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0 % change on previous year in 2015.
- What is the lowest infant mortality vs prenatal care, annual growth rate recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.99 % change on previous year in 1986.
- How does South Korea rank for infant mortality vs prenatal care, annual growth rate?
- South Korea ranks 166th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality vs prenatal care, annual growth rate rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Infant mortality vs prenatal care, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Infant mortality vs prenatal care. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Infant mortality vs prenatal care Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Infant mortality vs prenatal care. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.