What is mortality rate, infant, male in South Korea?

Mortality rate, infant, male in South Korea was 2.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

What is the highest mortality rate, infant, male recorded in South Korea?

The highest recorded value was 79.2 per 1,000 live births in 1960.

What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, male recorded in South Korea?

The lowest recorded value was 2.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024.

How does South Korea rank for mortality rate, infant, male?

South Korea ranks 181st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.

Is mortality rate, infant, male rising or falling in South Korea?

Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this South Korea data come from?

The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births) in South Korea

Name: Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births) in South Korea
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

South Korea: Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births) was 2.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

2.5 per 1,000 live births

Change on year

down 3.8%

World rank

181st

of 197 countries

All-time high

79.2 per 1,000 live births

in 1960

All-time low

2.5 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Mortality rate, infant, male in South Korea, 1960–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, mortality rate, infant, male in South Korea stood at 2.5 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, male in South Korea peaked at 79.2 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 2.5 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.

That places South Korea 181st out of 197 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.

Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births) in South Korea, year by year

Annual values for Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births) in South Korea, 1960 to 2024.
Year	per 1,000 live births	Change
1960	79.2 per 1,000 live births	—
1961	76.5 per 1,000 live births	-3.4%
1962	74 per 1,000 live births	-3.3%
1963	71.5 per 1,000 live births	-3.4%
1964	68.8 per 1,000 live births	-3.8%
1965	65.7 per 1,000 live births	-4.5%
1966	62.5 per 1,000 live births	-4.9%
1967	59.1 per 1,000 live births	-5.4%
1968	55.5 per 1,000 live births	-6.1%
1969	52 per 1,000 live births	-6.3%
1970	48.7 per 1,000 live births	-6.3%
1971	45.8 per 1,000 live births	-6.0%
1972	43.2 per 1,000 live births	-5.7%
1973	41.2 per 1,000 live births	-4.6%
1974	39.4 per 1,000 live births	-4.4%
1975	37.8 per 1,000 live births	-4.1%
1976	36.3 per 1,000 live births	-4.0%
1977	34.9 per 1,000 live births	-3.9%
1978	33.4 per 1,000 live births	-4.3%
1979	31.8 per 1,000 live births	-4.8%
1980	30.1 per 1,000 live births	-5.3%
1981	28.2 per 1,000 live births	-6.3%
1982	26.3 per 1,000 live births	-6.7%
1983	24.3 per 1,000 live births	-7.6%
1984	22.4 per 1,000 live births	-7.8%
1985	20.5 per 1,000 live births	-8.5%
1986	18.7 per 1,000 live births	-8.8%
1987	17 per 1,000 live births	-9.1%
1988	15.5 per 1,000 live births	-8.8%
1989	14.2 per 1,000 live births	-8.4%
1990	13 per 1,000 live births	-8.5%
1991	11.9 per 1,000 live births	-8.5%
1992	11 per 1,000 live births	-7.6%
1993	10.1 per 1,000 live births	-8.2%
1994	9.3 per 1,000 live births	-7.9%
1995	8.6 per 1,000 live births	-7.5%
1996	8 per 1,000 live births	-7.0%
1997	7.4 per 1,000 live births	-7.5%
1998	6.9 per 1,000 live births	-6.8%
1999	6.5 per 1,000 live births	-5.8%
2000	6.2 per 1,000 live births	-4.6%
2001	5.9 per 1,000 live births	-4.8%
2002	5.6 per 1,000 live births	-5.1%
2003	5.3 per 1,000 live births	-5.4%
2004	4.9 per 1,000 live births	-7.5%
2005	4.6 per 1,000 live births	-6.1%
2006	4.3 per 1,000 live births	-6.5%
2007	4 per 1,000 live births	-7.0%
2008	3.8 per 1,000 live births	-5.0%
2009	3.7 per 1,000 live births	-2.6%
2010	3.5 per 1,000 live births	-5.4%
2011	3.4 per 1,000 live births	-2.9%
2012	3.3 per 1,000 live births	-2.9%
2013	3.2 per 1,000 live births	-3.0%
2014	3.2 per 1,000 live births	+0.0%
2015	3.1 per 1,000 live births	-3.1%
2016	3 per 1,000 live births	-3.2%
2017	3 per 1,000 live births	+0.0%
2018	2.9 per 1,000 live births	-3.3%
2019	2.8 per 1,000 live births	-3.4%
2020	2.8 per 1,000 live births	+0.0%
2021	2.7 per 1,000 live births	-3.6%
2022	2.6 per 1,000 live births	-3.7%
2023	2.6 per 1,000 live births	+0.0%
2024	2.5 per 1,000 live births	-3.8%

South Korea compared with similar countries

South Korea's 2.5 per 1,000 live births is below the median for high income countries, which is 4 per 1,000 live births, 62% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
South Korea's 2.5 per 1,000 live births is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.05 per 1,000 live births, 17% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	66.48 per 1,000 live births	52 per 1,000 live births	79.2 per 1,000 live births	10
1970s	39.25 per 1,000 live births	31.8 per 1,000 live births	48.7 per 1,000 live births	10
1980s	21.72 per 1,000 live births	14.2 per 1,000 live births	30.1 per 1,000 live births	10
1990s	9.27 per 1,000 live births	6.5 per 1,000 live births	13 per 1,000 live births	10
2000s	4.83 per 1,000 live births	3.7 per 1,000 live births	6.2 per 1,000 live births	10
2010s	3.14 per 1,000 live births	2.8 per 1,000 live births	3.5 per 1,000 live births	10
2020s	2.64 per 1,000 live births	2.5 per 1,000 live births	2.8 per 1,000 live births	5

Countries ranked near South Korea

178 Spain 2.8 per 1,000 live births compare
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183 Monaco 2.4 per 1,000 live births compare
184 Czechia 2.3 per 1,000 live births compare
184 Iceland 2.3 per 1,000 live births compare
184 Latvia 2.3 per 1,000 live births compare
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184 Singapore 2.3 per 1,000 live births compare

See the full ranking of 244 places →

More health data for South Korea

Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.43 % change on previous year (2100)
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Un projection of annual infant deaths 69 (2100)
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
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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)

All data for South Korea →

Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, infant, male in South Korea?: Mortality rate, infant, male in South Korea was 2.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest mortality rate, infant, male recorded in South Korea?: The highest recorded value was 79.2 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, male recorded in South Korea?: The lowest recorded value was 2.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
How does South Korea rank for mortality rate, infant, male?: South Korea ranks 181st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, infant, male rising or falling in South Korea?: Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this South Korea data come from?: The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Infant mortality rate, male is the number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 male live births in a given year.