South Africa vs South Korea

South Africa vs South Korea: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 3.5 per 100 live births in South Africa and 0.3 per 100 live births in South Korea, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in South Africa, by 3.2 per 100 live births, or 13 times that in South Korea.

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

South Africa vs South Korea: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 3.5 per 100 live births in South Africa and 0.3 per 100 live births in South Korea, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in South Africa, by 3.2 per 100 live births, or 13 times that in South Korea.
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What the numbers say

  • South Africa has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1974.
  • 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

YearSouth AfricaSouth KoreaWorld
20243.50.33.7
20233.50.33.8
20223.40.34
20213.40.34
20203.40.33.9
20193.40.34
20183.50.34
20173.60.34.1
20163.70.34.2
20153.80.44.3
201440.44.4
20134.10.44.5
20124.30.44.7
20114.60.45
201050.45.1
20095.70.45.3
20086.40.55.5
20077.10.55.7
20067.70.56
200580.66.2
20048.10.66.6
20037.90.66.8
20027.70.77.1
20017.50.77.4
20007.10.87.7
19996.90.87.9
19986.60.98.3
19976.30.98.4
19966.118.6
19955.91.18.8
19945.81.18.9
19935.71.29.1
19925.61.39.2
19915.71.59.3
19905.81.69.4
198961.79.5
19886.31.910
19876.62.19.9
19866.92.210.3
19857.22.510.6
19847.62.710.9
198382.911.1
19828.43.211.2
19818.93.411.6
19809.43.611.9
19799.93.911.9
197810.5412.3
197711.14.212.6
197611.84.412.8
197512.54.613.1
197413.24.813.3
1973–5.113.5
1972–5.413.7
1971–5.713.9
1970–6.114.2
1969–6.614.6
1968–7.115
1967–7.715.3
1966–8.215.1
1965–8.715.1
1964–9.215.7
1963–9.716.2
1962–10.217
1961–10.718.8
1960–11.320.2
1959–1219.9
1958–12.819.7
1957–13.920.5
1956–15.421.3
1955–17.222.3
1954–19.722.8
1953–22.823.3
1952–26.623.9
1951–31.324.3
1950–36.924.7
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.

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