Number of under-five deaths in Korea
Korea: Number of under-five deaths was 679 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of under-five deaths in Korea, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths in Korea is 679, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 56.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Korea peaked at 118,505 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 679, in 2024.
That places Korea 117th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91,578 | 63,237 | 118,505 | 10 |
| 1970s | 43,027 | 30,761 | 59,308 | 10 |
| 1980s | 20,290 | 11,324 | 30,018 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,786 | 5,024 | 10,530 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,951 | 1,908 | 4,634 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,497 | 1,012 | 1,831 | 10 |
| 2020s | 777.2 | 679 | 902 | 5 |
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More health data for 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 2,072 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 69 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 5.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.2033 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate -0.0741 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5011 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in Korea?
- Number of under-five deaths in Korea was 679 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 118,505 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 679 in 2024.
- How does Korea rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Korea ranks 117th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this 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 Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children dying before reaching age five.