Israel vs South Korea

Israel vs South Korea: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in Israel and 2.1 per 1,000 live births in South Korea, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Israel, by 0.7 per 1,000 live births, or 1.34 times that in South Korea.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Israel vs South Korea: Infant mortalityInfant mortality in 2023: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in Israel and 2.1 per 1,000 live births in South Korea, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Israel, by 0.7 per 1,000 live births, or 1.34 times that in South Korea.
IsraelSouth KoreaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Israel has been higher since 2021, when it overtook South Korea.
  • In 2023, Israel ranked 208 and South Korea ranked 215 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Israel at 0.5 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

YearIsraelSouth KoreaWorld
20232.82.127.3
20222.72.128.2
20212.82.228.4
20202.22.328.7
20192.92.429.2
201832.529.7
201732.630.3
201632.631.1
20153.12.732.1
20143.12.832.9
20133.12.933.9
20123.6335
20113.53.136.8
20103.83.337.7
200943.439.1
200843.640.4
200743.842
20064.14.143.7
20054.44.445.4
20044.74.747.2
20035.2548.8
20025.65.450.6
20015.35.752.2
20005.7653.7
199966.455.5
19986.26.957.1
19976.57.358.3
19966.37.859.6
199578.460.8
19947.89.162
199389.862.9
19929.410.664.1
19918.711.564.9
19909.412.664.9
19899.513.666.2
19889.814.968
198710.916.368.6
198611.417.770.8
198511.819.372.9
198412.82174.6
198314.322.676.1
198214.724.476.6
198115.826.178.7
198015.527.780.6
19791729.382.5
197817.730.884.7
197718.232.386.4
197620.733.788.1
197523.335.289.6
19742436.990.9
197323.538.792.1
197221.54193.6
197120.843.296.1
197023.145.996.9
196924.54998.3
196826.552100.2
196727.255.3103.1
196628.258.6104.9
196531.661.9106.4
196433.665.1106.1
19633368.2107.7
196238.871.5110.2
196134.174.8121.5
196037.978.5131.8
195937.482.9125.7
195842.888117.7
195748.594.5120
195648.5102121.9
195544.5111.5124.8
195443.2122.9127.7
195345.3136130.1
195238.7150.2132.7
195139.1164.8136
195037.4178.7138.1
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearIsraelSouth KoreaWorld
20242.92.4–3.621.6–2.426.9
20252.92.2–3.81.91.5–2.526.4
20262.82.1–41.91.4–2.625.9
20272.71.9–4.11.91.3–2.625.4
20282.71.8–4.21.81.2–2.724.9
20292.61.7–4.21.81.1–2.824.5
20302.51.6–4.21.81.1–2.824
20312.41.4–4.21.71–2.823.6
20322.31.4–4.21.70.9–2.823.2
20332.31.3–4.11.70.9–2.822.8
20342.21.3–4.11.60.9–2.822.3
20352.11.2–4.31.60.8–2.821.9
20362.11.1–4.21.60.8–2.821.5
203721.1–4.11.50.8–2.821.1
203821–4.11.50.7–2.820.8
20391.91–41.50.7–2.820.4
20401.90.9–3.91.50.7–2.820
20411.80.9–3.91.40.6–2.919.7
20421.80.9–3.91.40.6–2.919.4
20431.70.8–3.91.40.6–2.819
20441.70.8–3.91.40.6–2.818.7
20451.60.8–3.81.30.6–2.918.4
20461.60.7–3.71.30.6–2.818.2
20471.60.7–3.81.30.5–2.817.9
20481.50.7–3.61.30.5–2.817.7
20491.50.7–3.51.20.5–2.917.5
20501.40.6–3.51.20.5–2.917.3
20511.40.6–3.51.20.5–2.917.1
20521.40.6–3.41.20.4–2.916.9
20531.40.6–3.51.20.4–2.816.7
20541.30.6–3.41.10.4–2.916.5
20551.30.5–3.41.10.4–2.816.3
20561.30.5–3.31.10.4–2.816.1
20571.20.5–3.31.10.4–2.815.9
20581.20.5–3.31.10.4–2.815.7
20591.20.5–3.31.10.4–2.815.5
20601.20.4–3.210.3–2.815.3
20611.10.4–310.3–2.815.1
20621.10.4–2.910.3–2.814.9
20631.10.4–2.910.3–2.814.7
20641.10.4–2.910.3–2.714.5
206510.3–2.910.3–2.714.3
206610.3–2.810.3–2.614.1
206710.3–2.90.90.3–2.613.9
206810.3–2.80.90.3–2.613.8
206910.3–2.90.90.3–2.613.6
20700.90.3–2.80.90.3–2.713.4
20710.90.3–2.80.90.2–2.713.2
20720.90.3–2.80.90.2–2.613
20730.90.3–2.70.90.2–2.512.9
20740.90.3–2.70.90.2–2.712.7
20750.80.3–2.70.80.2–2.812.6
20760.80.3–2.70.80.2–2.712.4
20770.80.2–2.60.80.2–2.712.3
20780.80.2–2.50.80.2–2.712.1
20790.80.2–2.50.80.2–2.712
20800.80.2–2.40.80.2–2.711.8
20810.80.2–2.40.80.2–2.711.7
20820.70.2–2.30.80.2–2.711.6
20830.70.2–2.50.70.2–2.711.5
20840.70.2–2.40.70.2–2.611.4
20850.70.2–2.40.70.2–2.611.3
20860.70.2–2.30.70.1–2.611.1
20870.70.2–2.30.70.1–2.511
20880.70.2–2.40.70.1–2.610.9
20890.60.2–2.20.70.1–2.510.8
20900.60.2–2.30.70.1–2.510.7
20910.60.1–2.20.70.1–2.410.6
20920.60.1–2.10.70.1–2.410.5
20930.60.1–2.10.60.1–2.410.4
20940.60.1–2.10.60.1–2.410.3
20950.60.1–2.10.60.1–2.310.1
20960.60.1–2.10.60.1–2.310
20970.60.1–2.10.60.1–2.39.9
20980.50.1–20.60.1–2.39.8
20990.50.1–20.60.1–2.29.7
21000.50.1–2.10.60.1–2.29.6

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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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