China vs South Korea

China vs South Korea: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 0.6 per 100 live births in China and 0.3 per 100 live births in South Korea, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in China, by 0.3 per 100 live births, or 2.04 times that in South Korea.

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deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

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China vs South Korea: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 0.6 per 100 live births in China and 0.3 per 100 live births in South Korea, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in China, by 0.3 per 100 live births, or 2.04 times that in South Korea.
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Latest figures

deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

CountryLatest10 years beforeRank in 2024
China0.6 20241.2152 of 200
South Korea0.3 20240.4182 of 200
World3.7 20244.4

What the numbers say

  • China has been higher since 1955, when it overtook South Korea.
  • The world as a whole: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024.

Every year

deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

YearChinaSouth KoreaWorld
20240.60.33.7
20230.60.33.8
20220.70.34
20210.70.34
20200.80.33.9
20190.80.34
20180.90.34
20170.90.34.1
201610.34.2
20151.10.44.3
20141.20.44.4
20131.30.44.5
20121.40.44.7
20111.50.45
20101.60.45.1
20091.70.45.3
20081.90.55.5
200720.55.7
20062.20.56
20052.40.66.2
20042.60.66.6
20032.90.66.8
20023.10.77.1
20013.40.77.4
20003.70.87.7
19993.90.87.9
19984.10.98.3
19974.40.98.4
19964.618.6
19954.71.18.8
19944.91.18.9
19935.11.29.1
19925.21.39.2
19915.31.59.3
19905.41.69.4
19895.41.79.5
19885.41.910
19875.42.19.9
19865.42.210.3
19855.42.510.6
19845.52.710.9
19835.62.911.1
19825.83.211.2
198163.411.6
19806.33.611.9
19796.63.911.9
19787412.3
19777.44.212.6
19767.94.412.8
19758.44.613.1
197494.813.3
19739.55.113.5
197210.15.413.7
197110.65.713.9
197011.26.114.2
196911.86.614.6
196813.27.115
1967–7.715.3
1966–8.215.1
196511.58.715.1
1964–9.215.7
1963–9.716.2
196216.810.217
196126.210.718.8
196030.911.320.2
195926.91219.9
195823.312.819.7
1957–13.920.5
1956–15.421.3
195529.117.222.3
1954–19.722.8
1953–22.823.3
1952–26.623.9
1951–31.324.3
195031.736.924.7
1949––24.9
1948––24.9
1947––25.5
1946––25.8
1945––26.7
1944––27.4
1943––27.7
1942––27.9
1941––27.8
1940––27.9
1939––28
1938––28.7
1937––28.8
1936––29.1
1935––29.5
1934––30.7
1933––30.5
1932––30.7
1931––31.4
1930––31.6
1929––32
1928––31.9
1927––31.9
1926––32.7
1925––32.4
1924––33.1
1923––33.1
1922––33.2
1921––34.2
1920––34.4
1919––35.7
1918––37.6
1917––35.3
1916––35.1
1915––35.3
1914––35.4
1913––35.1
1912––35.5
1911––36
1910––36.4
1909––36.6
1908––37.2
1907––37.4
1906––38.1
1905––38.8
1904––38.9
1903––39.5
1902––40.1
1901––40.8
1900––40.9
1899––40.8
1898––41.2
1897––41
1896––41.1
1895––41.3
1894––41.2
1893––41.2
1892––41.7
1891––41.3
1890––41.5
1889––41.2
1888––41
1887––41.1
1886––41.1
1885––41.2
1884––41.1
1883––41.4
1882––41.5
1881––41.1
1880––41.6
1879––41.1
1878––41.6
1877––41.2
1876––41.4
1875––41.5
1874––41.7
1873––41.8
1872––42.1
1871––42.2
1870––41.9
1869––42.1
1868––42.4
1867––42
1866––42.1
1865––42.3
1864––42.2
1863––42.5
1862––42.6
1861––42.9
1860––42.9
1859––43.7
1858––43.8
1857––44.2
1856––44.2
1855––44
1854––43.7
1853––43.2
1852––42.9
1851––42.4
1850––42
1849––42.3
1848––42.3
1847––42.2
1846––42.4
1845––42
1844––42.1
1843––42.1
1842––42.2
1841––42.1
1840––42.1
1839––42.1
1838––42.2
1837––42.2
1836––42.2
1835––42.2
1834––42.3
1833––42.2
1832––42.2
1831––42.2
1830––42.2
1829––42.1
1828––42.1
1827––42.1
1826––42.1
1825––42.1
1824––42.1
1823––42.1
1822––42.1
1821––42.1
1820––42.1
1819––42.2
1818––42.2
1817––42.2
1816––42.2
1815––42.2
1814––42.3
1813––42.3
1812––42.4
1811––42.4
1810––42.5
1809––42.5
1808––42.5
1807––42.5
1806––42.6
1805––42.6
1804––42.6
1803––42.6
1802––42.7
1801––42.7
1800––42.8

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
  • Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time