Under 5 mortality rate - Current trends maintained in Korea
Korea: Under 5 mortality rate - Current trends maintained was 2.45 in 2030. βΌ Falling
Latest (2030)
2.45
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
185th
of 200 countries
All-time high
2.73
in 2025
All-time low
2.45
in 2030
Years of data
6
2025β2030
Under 5 mortality rate - Current trends maintained in Korea, 2025β2030
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Korea recorded 2.45 for under 5 mortality rate - current trends maintained in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
That places Korea 185th out of 200 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 2.61 | 2.5 | 2.73 | 5 |
| 2030s | 2.45 | 2.45 | 2.45 | 1 |
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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, male, annual growth rate -0.1827 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4989 units per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is under 5 mortality rate - current trends maintained in Korea?
- Under 5 mortality rate - current trends maintained in Korea was 2.45 in 2030, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest under 5 mortality rate - current trends maintained recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.73 in 2025.
- What is the lowest under 5 mortality rate - current trends maintained recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.45 in 2030.
- How does Korea rank for under 5 mortality rate - current trends maintained?
- Korea ranks 185th out of 200 countries with data for 2030.
- Is under 5 mortality rate - current trends maintained rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Under 5 mortality rate - Current trends maintained (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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