Under-five mortality 16.7
deaths / 1,000 live births· 2024
Published observation
Over time Full published history Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 2024 · 16.7
0 28.95 57.9 86.85 115.8 1960 1993 2025 1960: 116 — Uncertainty bound is 90.7 - 148.2 1961: 112 — Uncertainty bound is 87.4 - 142.9 1962: 108 — Uncertainty bound is 84.3 - 137.8 1963: 104 — Uncertainty bound is 81.1 - 132.6 1964: 99.2 — Uncertainty bound is 77.7 - 127.1 1965: 94.6 — Uncertainty bound is 74.1 - 121.1 1966: 89.6 — Uncertainty bound is 70.2 - 114.7 1967: 84.5 — Uncertainty bound is 66.2 - 108.2 1968: 79.4 — Uncertainty bound is 62.2 - 101.7 1969: 74.5 — Uncertainty bound is 58.3 - 95.4 1970: 69.9 — Uncertainty bound is 54.8 - 89.6 1971: 65.8 — Uncertainty bound is 51.5 - 84.2 1972: 62 — Uncertainty bound is 48.6 - 79.4 1973: 58.6 — Uncertainty bound is 45.9 - 75 1974: 55.6 — Uncertainty bound is 43.5 - 71.1 1975: 52.8 — Uncertainty bound is 41.3 - 67.6 1976: 50.3 — Uncertainty bound is 39.4 - 64.4 1977: 48 — Uncertainty bound is 37.6 - 61.5 1978: 45.9 — Uncertainty bound is 36 - 58.8 1979: 44 — Uncertainty bound is 34.4 - 56.3 1980: 42.2 — Uncertainty bound is 33 - 54 1981: 40.5 — Uncertainty bound is 31.8 - 51.9 1982: 39.1 — Uncertainty bound is 30.6 - 50.1 1983: 38 — Uncertainty bound is 29.7 - 48.6 1984: 37.1 — Uncertainty bound is 29.1 - 47.6 1985: 36.8 — Uncertainty bound is 28.8 - 47.1 1986: 36.8 — Uncertainty bound is 28.8 - 47.2 1987: 37.8 — Uncertainty bound is 29.6 - 48.3 1988: 38.3 — Uncertainty bound is 30 - 49.1 1989: 39.5 — Uncertainty bound is 30.9 - 50.6 1990: 40.7 — Uncertainty bound is 31.9 - 52.2 1991: 41.8 — Uncertainty bound is 32.7 - 53.5 1992: 42.5 — Uncertainty bound is 33.3 - 54.4 1993: 42.7 — Uncertainty bound is 33.4 - 54.7 1994: 42.5 — Uncertainty bound is 33.3 - 54.4 1995: 108 — Uncertainty bound is 84.3 - 137.9 1996: 106 — Uncertainty bound is 83.2 - 136 1997: 105 — Uncertainty bound is 81.9 - 133.9 1998: 103 — Uncertainty bound is 80.8 - 132.1 1999: 102 — Uncertainty bound is 79.6 - 130.2 2000: 100 — Uncertainty bound is 78.5 - 128.3 2001: 99 — Uncertainty bound is 77.5 - 126.8 2002: 97.8 — Uncertainty bound is 76.6 - 125.2 2003: 34.5 — Uncertainty bound is 27 - 44.2 2004: 33.8 — Uncertainty bound is 26.5 - 43.3 2005: 33.3 — Uncertainty bound is 26.1 - 42.6 2006: 32.8 — Uncertainty bound is 25.7 - 42 2007: 32.4 — Uncertainty bound is 25.4 - 41.5 2008: 31 — Uncertainty bound is 24.3 - 39.7 2009: 30 — Uncertainty bound is 23.5 - 38.4 2010: 28.7 — Uncertainty bound is 22.4 - 36.7 2011: 27.2 — Uncertainty bound is 21.3 - 34.9 2012: 25.7 — Uncertainty bound is 20.1 - 32.9 2013: 24.1 — Uncertainty bound is 18.9 - 30.9 2014: 22.6 — Uncertainty bound is 17.7 - 29 2015: 21.4 — Uncertainty bound is 16.7 - 27.3 2016: 20.6 — Uncertainty bound is 16.1 - 26.4 2017: 19.1 — Uncertainty bound is 15 - 24.5 2018: 18.4 — Uncertainty bound is 14.4 - 23.6 2019: 17.7 — Uncertainty bound is 13.9 - 22.7 2020: 17.4 — Uncertainty bound is 13.7 - 22.3 2021: 17.4 — Uncertainty bound is 13.7 - 22.3 2022: 17.7 — Uncertainty bound is 13.9 - 22.7 2023: 18 — Uncertainty bound is 14.1 - 23 2024: 16.7 — Uncertainty bound is 13.1 - 21.3 2024 · Source notes Provider footnote Uncertainty bound is 13.1 - 21.3
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.
Source & method 