South Korea vs Netherlands

South Korea vs Netherlands: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 2.1 per 1,000 live births in South Korea and 3.4 per 1,000 live births in Netherlands, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Netherlands, by 1.3 per 1,000 live births, or 1.63 times that in South Korea.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

South Korea vs Netherlands: Infant mortalityInfant mortality in 2023: 2.1 per 1,000 live births in South Korea and 3.4 per 1,000 live births in Netherlands, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Netherlands, by 1.3 per 1,000 live births, or 1.63 times that in South Korea.
South KoreaNetherlandsUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Netherlands has been higher since 2005, when it overtook South Korea.
  • In 2023, South Korea ranked 215 and Netherlands ranked 194 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts South Korea at 0.6 per 1,000 live births and Netherlands at 0.5 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

YearSouth KoreaNetherlandsWorld
20232.13.427.3
20222.13.428.2
20212.23.428.4
20202.33.828.7
20192.43.629.2
20182.53.429.7
20172.63.530.3
20162.63.531.1
20152.73.232.1
20142.83.632.9
20132.93.733.9
201233.635
20113.13.636.8
20103.33.837.7
20093.43.839.1
20083.63.840.4
20073.8442
20064.14.443.7
20054.44.845.4
20044.74.347.2
200354.748.8
20025.4550.6
20015.75.352.2
200065.253.7
19996.45.255.5
19986.95.357.1
19977.3558.3
19967.85.759.6
19958.45.460.8
19949.15.662
19939.86.362.9
199210.66.264.1
199111.56.564.9
199012.67.264.9
198913.66.966.2
198814.96.868
198716.37.668.6
198617.77.870.8
198519.38.172.9
1984218.474.6
198322.68.476.1
198224.48.176.6
198126.18.278.7
198027.78.780.6
197929.38.482.5
197830.89.284.7
197732.39.186.4
197633.710.488.1
197535.21089.6
197436.910.890.9
197338.710.792.1
1972411193.6
197143.211.496.1
197045.91296.9
19694913.198.3
19685213.1100.2
196755.313103.1
196658.614.1104.9
196561.913.9106.4
196465.114.4106.1
196368.215.3107.7
196271.516.4110.2
196174.816.8121.5
196078.516.9131.8
195982.917.3125.7
19588817.9117.7
195794.517.8120
195610219.4121.9
1955111.520.8124.8
1954122.921.6127.7
195313622.3130.1
1952150.223.1132.7
1951164.825.2136
1950178.724.8138.1
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearSouth KoreaNetherlandsWorld
202421.6–2.43.12.6–3.626.9
20251.91.5–2.532.4–3.826.4
20261.91.4–2.62.92.2–3.925.9
20271.91.3–2.62.82.1–425.4
20281.81.2–2.72.82–4.124.9
20291.81.1–2.82.71.9–4.124.5
20301.81.1–2.82.61.8–4.224
20311.71–2.82.51.7–4.123.6
20321.70.9–2.82.51.6–4.223.2
20331.70.9–2.82.41.5–4.222.8
20341.60.9–2.82.31.4–4.322.3
20351.60.8–2.82.31.4–4.221.9
20361.60.8–2.82.21.3–4.121.5
20371.50.8–2.82.21.2–4.221.1
20381.50.7–2.82.11.2–4.220.8
20391.50.7–2.82.11.1–4.220.4
20401.50.7–2.821.1–4.220
20411.40.6–2.921–4.119.7
20421.40.6–2.91.91–3.919.4
20431.40.6–2.81.91–3.919
20441.40.6–2.81.80.9–3.818.7
20451.30.6–2.91.80.9–3.818.4
20461.30.6–2.81.80.9–3.718.2
20471.30.5–2.81.70.8–3.617.9
20481.30.5–2.81.70.8–3.517.7
20491.20.5–2.91.70.8–3.517.5
20501.20.5–2.91.60.7–3.417.3
20511.20.5–2.91.60.7–3.417.1
20521.20.4–2.91.50.7–3.316.9
20531.20.4–2.81.50.6–3.216.7
20541.10.4–2.91.50.6–3.216.5
20551.10.4–2.81.40.6–3.316.3
20561.10.4–2.81.40.5–3.216.1
20571.10.4–2.81.40.5–3.215.9
20581.10.4–2.81.40.5–3.115.7
20591.10.4–2.81.30.5–315.5
206010.3–2.81.30.4–3.115.3
206110.3–2.81.30.4–315.1
206210.3–2.81.20.4–2.914.9
206310.3–2.81.20.4–2.914.7
206410.3–2.71.20.4–2.914.5
206510.3–2.71.20.3–2.914.3
206610.3–2.61.10.3–2.914.1
20670.90.3–2.61.10.3–2.813.9
20680.90.3–2.61.10.3–2.813.8
20690.90.3–2.61.10.3–2.813.6
20700.90.3–2.71.10.3–2.813.4
20710.90.2–2.710.2–2.713.2
20720.90.2–2.610.2–2.613
20730.90.2–2.510.2–2.612.9
20740.90.2–2.710.2–2.512.7
20750.80.2–2.810.2–2.612.6
20760.80.2–2.70.90.2–2.512.4
20770.80.2–2.70.90.2–2.512.3
20780.80.2–2.70.90.2–2.512.1
20790.80.2–2.70.90.2–2.412
20800.80.2–2.70.90.1–2.411.8
20810.80.2–2.70.80.1–2.411.7
20820.80.2–2.70.80.1–2.411.6
20830.70.2–2.70.80.1–2.411.5
20840.70.2–2.60.80.1–2.311.4
20850.70.2–2.60.80.1–2.311.3
20860.70.1–2.60.80.1–2.211.1
20870.70.1–2.50.70.1–2.311
20880.70.1–2.60.70.1–2.210.9
20890.70.1–2.50.70.1–2.210.8
20900.70.1–2.50.70.1–2.110.7
20910.70.1–2.40.70–2.110.6
20920.70.1–2.40.70–210.5
20930.60.1–2.40.60–210.4
20940.60.1–2.40.60–210.3
20950.60.1–2.30.60–210.1
20960.60.1–2.30.60–1.910
20970.60.1–2.30.60–29.9
20980.60.1–2.30.60–1.99.8
20990.60.1–2.20.50–1.99.7
21000.60.1–2.20.50–29.6

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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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