Under-five mortality rate — all countries

Under-five mortality rate — South Korea

Under-five mortality rate in South Korea in 2024 — 2.8 per 1,000. Ranked 17 in the world out of 196. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 97.5%.

2024 2.8 per 1,000 −3.45% vs 2023
World rank 17of 196
Period maximum 112.9 per 1,0001960
Period minimum 2.8 per 1,0002024

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate — South Korea, 1960–202405010015019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 112.9 per 1,0001962: 102.3 per 1,0001964: 92.4 per 1,0001966: 81.9 per 1,0001968: 71.1 per 1,0001970: 61.4 per 1,0001972: 53.7 per 1,0001974: 48.3 per 1,0001976: 44.2 per 1,0001978: 40.4 per 1,0001980: 36.3 per 1,0001982: 31.6 per 1,0001984: 26.9 per 1,0001986: 22.4 per 1,0001988: 18.7 per 1,0001990: 15.7 per 1,0001992: 13.3 per 1,0001994: 11.4 per 1,0001996: 9.8 per 1,0001998: 8.5 per 1,0002000: 7.6 per 1,0002002: 6.8 per 1,0002004: 6 per 1,0002006: 5.2 per 1,0002008: 4.5 per 1,0002010: 4.1 per 1,0002012: 3.8 per 1,0002014: 3.6 per 1,0002016: 3.4 per 1,0002018: 3.2 per 1,0002020: 3.1 per 1,0002022: 2.9 per 1,0002024: 2.8 per 1,000
Change over the period: −110.1 (−97.52%) Average annual rate: -5.61 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Korea

South Korea 2.8 per 1,000
World 37.4 per 1,000
East Asia & Pacific 13.2 per 1,000
Eastern Asia computed 5.6 per 1,000
High-income countries computed 4.8 per 1,000
Under-five mortality rate — South Korea, by year South Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 2.8 −0.1 −3.45%
2023 2.9 +0 +0%
2022 2.9 −0.1 −3.33%
2021 3 −0.1 −3.23%
2020 3.1 +0 +0%
2019 3.1 −0.1 −3.13%
2018 3.2 −0.1 −3.03%
2017 3.3 −0.1 −2.94%
2016 3.4 −0.1 −2.86%
2015 3.5 −0.1 −2.78%
2014 3.6 −0.1 −2.7%
2013 3.7 −0.1 −2.63%
2012 3.8 −0.2 −5%
2011 4 −0.1 −2.44%
2010 4.1 −0.2 −4.65%
2009 4.3 −0.2 −4.44%
2008 4.5 −0.3 −6.25%
2007 4.8 −0.4 −7.69%
2006 5.2 −0.4 −7.14%
2005 5.6 −0.4 −6.67%
2004 6 −0.4 −6.25%
2003 6.4 −0.4 −5.88%
2002 6.8 −0.4 −5.56%
2001 7.2 −0.4 −5.26%
2000 7.6 −0.4 −5%
1999 8 −0.5 −5.88%
1998 8.5 −0.6 −6.59%
1997 9.1 −0.7 −7.14%
1996 9.8 −0.7 −6.67%
1995 10.5 −0.9 −7.89%
1994 11.4 −0.9 −7.32%
1993 12.3 −1 −7.52%
1992 13.3 −1.2 −8.28%
1991 14.5 −1.2 −7.64%
1990 15.7 −1.4 −8.19%
1989 17.1 −1.6 −8.56%
1988 18.7 −1.8 −8.78%
1987 20.5 −1.9 −8.48%
1986 22.4 −2.2 −8.94%
1985 24.6 −2.3 −8.55%
1984 26.9 −2.4 −8.19%
1983 29.3 −2.3 −7.28%
1982 31.6 −2.4 −7.06%
1981 34 −2.3 −6.34%
1980 36.3 −2.2 −5.71%
1979 38.5 −1.9 −4.7%
1978 40.4 −2 −4.72%
1977 42.4 −1.8 −4.07%
1976 44.2 −2 −4.33%
1975 46.2 −2.1 −4.35%
1974 48.3 −2.5 −4.92%
1973 50.8 −2.9 −5.4%
1972 53.7 −3.5 −6.12%
1971 57.2 −4.2 −6.84%
1970 61.4 −4.6 −6.97%
1969 66 −5.1 −7.17%
1968 71.1 −5.4 −7.06%
1967 76.5 −5.4 −6.59%
1966 81.9 −5.4 −6.19%
1965 87.3 −5.1 −5.52%
1964 92.4 −5 −5.13%
1963 97.4 −4.9 −4.79%
1962 102.3 −4.9 −4.57%
1961 107.2 −5.7 −5.05%
1960 112.9

Eastern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The probability of dying before the age of five, expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births. The main target indicator of UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 — to bring it down to 25 per 1,000 by 2030. The gap between countries remains more than twentyfold, while over the past thirty years the world value has more than halved.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.