South Korea vs United Kingdom: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 2.1 per 1,000 live births in South Korea and 3.7 per 1,000 live births in United Kingdom, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 1.6 per 1,000 live births, or 1.79 times that in South Korea.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

United Kingdom has been higher since 2003, when it overtook South Korea.
In 2023, South Korea ranked 215 and United Kingdom ranked 190 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts South Korea at 0.6 per 1,000 live births and United Kingdom at 0.7 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

Year	South Korea	United Kingdom	World
2023	2.1	3.7	27.3
2022	2.1	3.8	28.2
2021	2.2	3.9	28.4
2020	2.3	3.7	28.7
2019	2.4	3.9	29.2
2018	2.5	3.8	29.7
2017	2.6	3.9	30.3
2016	2.6	3.8	31.1
2015	2.7	3.9	32.1
2014	2.8	3.8	32.9
2013	2.9	3.8	33.9
2012	3	4.1	35
2011	3.1	4.3	36.8
2010	3.3	4.4	37.7
2009	3.4	4.7	39.1
2008	3.6	4.8	40.4
2007	3.8	4.9	42
2006	4.1	5.1	43.7
2005	4.4	5.1	45.4
2004	4.7	5.1	47.2
2003	5	5.4	48.8
2002	5.4	5.2	50.6
2001	5.7	5.5	52.2
2000	6	5.5	53.7
1999	6.4	5.7	55.5
1998	6.9	5.7	57.1
1997	7.3	5.8	58.3
1996	7.8	6.2	59.6
1995	8.4	6.1	60.8
1994	9.1	6.1	62
1993	9.8	6.3	62.9
1992	10.6	6.5	64.1
1991	11.5	7.3	64.9
1990	12.6	8	64.9
1989	13.6	8.4	66.2
1988	14.9	9	68
1987	16.3	9.2	68.6
1986	17.7	9.5	70.8
1985	19.3	9.4	72.9
1984	21	9.7	74.6
1983	22.6	10.2	76.1
1982	24.4	10.9	76.6
1981	26.1	11.1	78.7
1980	27.7	12.4	80.6
1979	29.3	13.2	82.5
1978	30.8	13.6	84.7
1977	32.3	14.1	86.4
1976	33.7	14.2	88.1
1975	35.2	15.6	89.6
1974	36.9	16.4	90.9
1973	38.7	16.7	92.1
1972	41	17	93.6
1971	43.2	17.8	96.1
1970	45.9	18.5	96.9
1969	49	18.2	98.3
1968	52	18.7	100.2
1967	55.3	18.6	103.1
1966	58.6	19.6	104.9
1965	61.9	19.7	106.4
1964	65.1	21.1	106.1
1963	68.2	21.9	107.7
1962	71.5	22.7	110.2
1961	74.8	22.4	121.5
1960	78.5	23.1	131.8
1959	82.9	23	125.7
1958	88	23.5	117.7
1957	94.5	24.3	120
1956	102	24.8	121.9
1955	111.5	25.8	124.8
1954	122.9	26.2	127.7
1953	136	27.7	130.1
1952	150.2	28.9	132.7
1951	164.8	30.4	136
1950	178.7	30.1	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	South Korea	United Kingdom	World
2024	21.6–2.4	3.63.1–4.3	26.9
2025	1.91.5–2.5	3.52.8–4.5	26.4
2026	1.91.4–2.6	3.42.6–4.6	25.9
2027	1.91.3–2.6	3.32.4–4.8	25.4
2028	1.81.2–2.7	3.32.3–4.8	24.9
2029	1.81.1–2.8	3.22.2–4.8	24.5
2030	1.81.1–2.8	3.12.1–4.8	24
2031	1.71–2.8	32–4.8	23.6
2032	1.70.9–2.8	2.91.9–4.9	23.2
2033	1.70.9–2.8	2.91.8–4.9	22.8
2034	1.60.9–2.8	2.81.8–4.9	22.3
2035	1.60.8–2.8	2.71.7–4.9	21.9
2036	1.60.8–2.8	2.61.6–4.9	21.5
2037	1.50.8–2.8	2.61.6–4.8	21.1
2038	1.50.7–2.8	2.51.5–4.9	20.8
2039	1.50.7–2.8	2.51.5–4.8	20.4
2040	1.50.7–2.8	2.41.4–4.8	20
2041	1.40.6–2.9	2.31.3–4.7	19.7
2042	1.40.6–2.9	2.31.2–4.8	19.4
2043	1.40.6–2.8	2.21.2–4.8	19
2044	1.40.6–2.8	2.21.2–4.8	18.7
2045	1.30.6–2.9	2.11.1–4.8	18.4
2046	1.30.6–2.8	2.11.1–4.6	18.2
2047	1.30.5–2.8	21–4.8	17.9
2048	1.30.5–2.8	21–4.6	17.7
2049	1.20.5–2.9	21–4.6	17.5
2050	1.20.5–2.9	1.90.9–4.6	17.3
2051	1.20.5–2.9	1.90.9–4.4	17.1
2052	1.20.4–2.9	1.80.9–4.3	16.9
2053	1.20.4–2.8	1.80.8–4.2	16.7
2054	1.10.4–2.9	1.80.8–4.2	16.5
2055	1.10.4–2.8	1.70.8–4.2	16.3
2056	1.10.4–2.8	1.70.7–4.1	16.1
2057	1.10.4–2.8	1.60.7–4	15.9
2058	1.10.4–2.8	1.60.7–3.9	15.7
2059	1.10.4–2.8	1.60.7–3.8	15.5
2060	10.3–2.8	1.60.6–3.8	15.3
2061	10.3–2.8	1.50.6–3.7	15.1
2062	10.3–2.8	1.50.6–3.7	14.9
2063	10.3–2.8	1.50.5–3.7	14.7
2064	10.3–2.7	1.40.5–3.6	14.5
2065	10.3–2.7	1.40.5–3.5	14.3
2066	10.3–2.6	1.40.5–3.4	14.1
2067	0.90.3–2.6	1.40.5–3.5	13.9
2068	0.90.3–2.6	1.30.4–3.5	13.8
2069	0.90.3–2.6	1.30.4–3.4	13.6
2070	0.90.3–2.7	1.30.4–3.4	13.4
2071	0.90.2–2.7	1.30.4–3.3	13.2
2072	0.90.2–2.6	1.20.4–3.2	13
2073	0.90.2–2.5	1.20.4–3.2	12.9
2074	0.90.2–2.7	1.20.4–3.2	12.7
2075	0.80.2–2.8	1.20.3–3.2	12.6
2076	0.80.2–2.7	1.10.3–3.1	12.4
2077	0.80.2–2.7	1.10.3–3.1	12.3
2078	0.80.2–2.7	1.10.3–3.1	12.1
2079	0.80.2–2.7	1.10.3–3.1	12
2080	0.80.2–2.7	1.10.3–3	11.8
2081	0.80.2–2.7	10.3–3	11.7
2082	0.80.2–2.7	10.2–3	11.6
2083	0.70.2–2.7	10.2–3	11.5
2084	0.70.2–2.6	10.2–3	11.4
2085	0.70.2–2.6	10.2–2.9	11.3
2086	0.70.1–2.6	0.90.2–2.8	11.1
2087	0.70.1–2.5	0.90.2–2.8	11
2088	0.70.1–2.6	0.90.2–2.8	10.9
2089	0.70.1–2.5	0.90.1–2.9	10.8
2090	0.70.1–2.5	0.90.1–2.8	10.7
2091	0.70.1–2.4	0.90.1–2.9	10.6
2092	0.70.1–2.4	0.80.1–2.7	10.5
2093	0.60.1–2.4	0.80.1–2.6	10.4
2094	0.60.1–2.4	0.80.1–2.6	10.3
2095	0.60.1–2.3	0.80.1–2.6	10.1
2096	0.60.1–2.3	0.80.1–2.7	10
2097	0.60.1–2.3	0.80.1–2.6	9.9
2098	0.60.1–2.3	0.80.1–2.6	9.8
2099	0.60.1–2.2	0.70.1–2.6	9.7
2100	0.60.1–2.2	0.70.1–2.5	9.6

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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.

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