Belgium vs South Korea

Belgium vs South Korea: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in Belgium and 2.1 per 1,000 live births in South Korea, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Belgium, by 1.3 per 1,000 live births, or 1.61 times that in South Korea.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Belgium vs South Korea: Infant mortalityInfant mortality in 2023: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in Belgium and 2.1 per 1,000 live births in South Korea, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Belgium, by 1.3 per 1,000 live births, or 1.61 times that in South Korea.
BelgiumSouth KoreaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Belgium has been higher since 2007, when it overtook South Korea.
  • In 2023, Belgium ranked 195 and South Korea ranked 215 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Belgium at 0.7 per 1,000 live births and South Korea at 0.6 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

Every year

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

YearBelgiumSouth KoreaWorld
20233.32.127.3
20223.42.128.2
202132.228.4
20203.22.328.7
20193.62.429.2
20183.72.529.7
20173.62.630.3
20163.22.631.1
20153.22.732.1
20143.42.832.9
20133.42.933.9
20123.7335
20113.33.136.8
20103.63.337.7
20093.53.439.1
20083.83.640.4
20074.13.842
20064.14.143.7
20053.74.445.4
20043.84.747.2
20034.1548.8
20024.45.450.6
20014.55.752.2
20004.8653.7
19994.96.455.5
19985.16.957.1
19975.57.358.3
19965.37.859.6
199568.460.8
19947.49.162
19937.99.862.9
19928.110.664.1
19918.311.564.9
1990812.664.9
19898.613.666.2
19889.114.968
19879.616.368.6
19869.717.770.8
19859.719.372.9
19849.92174.6
198310.422.676.1
19821124.476.6
198111.426.178.7
198012.227.780.6
197912.329.382.5
197813.230.884.7
197713.632.386.4
197615.433.788.1
197515.835.289.6
19741736.990.9
197317.138.792.1
197218.54193.6
197120.243.296.1
197021.145.996.9
196921.24998.3
196821.352100.2
196722.555.3103.1
196624.358.6104.9
196523.261.9106.4
196425.465.1106.1
196327.368.2107.7
196227.171.5110.2
196128.274.8121.5
196030.678.5131.8
195930.382.9125.7
195831.488117.7
195736.194.5120
195639.2102121.9
195540.4111.5124.8
195441.5122.9127.7
195341.5136130.1
195245.2150.2132.7
195149.4164.8136
195052.7178.7138.1
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearBelgiumSouth KoreaWorld
20242.92.4–3.421.6–2.426.9
20252.82.2–3.61.91.5–2.526.4
20262.72–3.71.91.4–2.625.9
20272.61.9–3.71.91.3–2.625.4
20282.51.8–3.81.81.2–2.724.9
20292.51.7–3.91.81.1–2.824.5
20302.41.7–3.91.81.1–2.824
20312.31.6–3.81.71–2.823.6
20322.31.5–3.91.70.9–2.823.2
20332.21.4–3.81.70.9–2.822.8
20342.21.4–3.81.60.9–2.822.3
20352.11.4–3.81.60.8–2.821.9
20362.11.3–3.71.60.8–2.821.5
203721.2–3.61.50.8–2.821.1
203821.2–3.71.50.7–2.820.8
20391.91.2–3.61.50.7–2.820.4
20401.91.1–3.61.50.7–2.820
20411.81.1–3.51.40.6–2.919.7
20421.81–3.51.40.6–2.919.4
20431.71–3.41.40.6–2.819
20441.70.9–3.41.40.6–2.818.7
20451.70.9–3.41.30.6–2.918.4
20461.60.9–3.41.30.6–2.818.2
20471.60.8–3.51.30.5–2.817.9
20481.60.8–3.41.30.5–2.817.7
20491.50.8–3.41.20.5–2.917.5
20501.50.8–3.31.20.5–2.917.3
20511.50.8–3.31.20.5–2.917.1
20521.50.7–3.21.20.4–2.916.9
20531.40.7–3.21.20.4–2.816.7
20541.40.7–3.21.10.4–2.916.5
20551.40.7–3.21.10.4–2.816.3
20561.40.7–3.11.10.4–2.816.1
20571.30.6–3.11.10.4–2.815.9
20581.30.6–3.11.10.4–2.815.7
20591.30.6–31.10.4–2.815.5
20601.30.6–310.3–2.815.3
20611.20.5–2.910.3–2.815.1
20621.20.5–2.810.3–2.814.9
20631.20.5–2.910.3–2.814.7
20641.20.5–2.810.3–2.714.5
20651.20.5–2.810.3–2.714.3
20661.10.5–2.810.3–2.614.1
20671.10.5–2.80.90.3–2.613.9
20681.10.4–2.70.90.3–2.613.8
20691.10.4–2.70.90.3–2.613.6
20701.10.4–2.70.90.3–2.713.4
207110.4–2.60.90.2–2.713.2
207210.4–2.60.90.2–2.613
207310.4–2.50.90.2–2.512.9
207410.4–2.60.90.2–2.712.7
207510.4–2.50.80.2–2.812.6
207610.3–2.50.80.2–2.712.4
20770.90.3–2.50.80.2–2.712.3
20780.90.3–2.50.80.2–2.712.1
20790.90.3–2.50.80.2–2.712
20800.90.3–2.40.80.2–2.711.8
20810.90.3–2.30.80.2–2.711.7
20820.90.3–2.50.80.2–2.711.6
20830.90.3–2.40.70.2–2.711.5
20840.80.2–2.40.70.2–2.611.4
20850.80.2–2.30.70.2–2.611.3
20860.80.2–2.50.70.1–2.611.1
20870.80.2–2.40.70.1–2.511
20880.80.2–2.30.70.1–2.610.9
20890.80.2–2.40.70.1–2.510.8
20900.80.2–2.40.70.1–2.510.7
20910.80.2–2.30.70.1–2.410.6
20920.70.2–2.30.70.1–2.410.5
20930.70.2–2.30.60.1–2.410.4
20940.70.1–2.30.60.1–2.410.3
20950.70.1–2.30.60.1–2.310.1
20960.70.1–2.30.60.1–2.310
20970.70.1–2.10.60.1–2.39.9
20980.70.1–2.10.60.1–2.39.8
20990.70.1–2.10.60.1–2.29.7
21000.70.1–2.10.60.1–2.29.6

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Good to know

  • Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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