Korea - Child and infant mortality
Number of infant deaths
The value for Number of infant deaths in Korea was 940.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 83,304.00 in 1960 and a minimum value of 940.00 in 2020.
Definition: Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 83,304.00 |
| 1961 | 79,823.00 |
| 1962 | 76,207.00 |
| 1963 | 72,382.00 |
| 1964 | 68,381.00 |
| 1965 | 64,251.00 |
| 1966 | 60,060.00 |
| 1967 | 55,972.00 |
| 1968 | 52,115.00 |
| 1969 | 48,477.00 |
| 1970 | 45,143.00 |
| 1971 | 42,123.00 |
| 1972 | 39,443.00 |
| 1973 | 37,025.00 |
| 1974 | 34,807.00 |
| 1975 | 32,774.00 |
| 1976 | 30,865.00 |
| 1977 | 29,084.00 |
| 1978 | 27,429.00 |
| 1979 | 25,818.00 |
| 1980 | 24,206.00 |
| 1981 | 22,529.00 |
| 1982 | 20,717.00 |
| 1983 | 18,799.00 |
| 1984 | 16,840.00 |
| 1985 | 14,918.00 |
| 1986 | 13,182.00 |
| 1987 | 11,676.00 |
| 1988 | 10,478.00 |
| 1989 | 9,560.00 |
| 1990 | 8,846.00 |
| 1991 | 8,273.00 |
| 1992 | 7,765.00 |
| 1993 | 7,262.00 |
| 1994 | 6,745.00 |
| 1995 | 6,205.00 |
| 1996 | 5,653.00 |
| 1997 | 5,117.00 |
| 1998 | 4,616.00 |
| 1999 | 4,162.00 |
| 2000 | 3,757.00 |
| 2001 | 3,395.00 |
| 2002 | 3,072.00 |
| 2003 | 2,780.00 |
| 2004 | 2,513.00 |
| 2005 | 2,272.00 |
| 2006 | 2,068.00 |
| 2007 | 1,905.00 |
| 2008 | 1,778.00 |
| 2009 | 1,680.00 |
| 2010 | 1,605.00 |
| 2011 | 1,540.00 |
| 2012 | 1,475.00 |
| 2013 | 1,408.00 |
| 2014 | 1,339.00 |
| 2015 | 1,267.00 |
| 2016 | 1,195.00 |
| 2017 | 1,125.00 |
| 2018 | 1,059.00 |
| 2019 | 997.00 |
| 2020 | 940.00 |
Number of under-five deaths
The value for Number of under-five deaths in Korea was 1,112 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 115,768 in 1960 and a minimum value of 1,112 in 2020.
Definition: Number of children dying before reaching age five.
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 115,768 |
| 1961 | 111,024 |
| 1962 | 105,998 |
| 1963 | 100,552 |
| 1964 | 94,658 |
| 1965 | 88,475 |
| 1966 | 82,081 |
| 1967 | 75,721 |
| 1968 | 69,664 |
| 1969 | 64,001 |
| 1970 | 58,917 |
| 1971 | 54,448 |
| 1972 | 50,607 |
| 1973 | 47,220 |
| 1974 | 44,209 |
| 1975 | 41,477 |
| 1976 | 38,916 |
| 1977 | 36,507 |
| 1978 | 34,225 |
| 1979 | 31,989 |
| 1980 | 29,759 |
| 1981 | 27,489 |
| 1982 | 25,135 |
| 1983 | 22,693 |
| 1984 | 20,242 |
| 1985 | 17,859 |
| 1986 | 15,700 |
| 1987 | 13,850 |
| 1988 | 12,356 |
| 1989 | 11,193 |
| 1990 | 10,302 |
| 1991 | 9,592 |
| 1992 | 8,981 |
| 1993 | 8,397 |
| 1994 | 7,818 |
| 1995 | 7,220 |
| 1996 | 6,611 |
| 1997 | 6,012 |
| 1998 | 5,447 |
| 1999 | 4,929 |
| 2000 | 4,461 |
| 2001 | 4,039 |
| 2002 | 3,657 |
| 2003 | 3,308 |
| 2004 | 2,986 |
| 2005 | 2,694 |
| 2006 | 2,445 |
| 2007 | 2,246 |
| 2008 | 2,090 |
| 2009 | 1,972 |
| 2010 | 1,881 |
| 2011 | 1,804 |
| 2012 | 1,730 |
| 2013 | 1,654 |
| 2014 | 1,575 |
| 2015 | 1,494 |
| 2016 | 1,412 |
| 2017 | 1,331 |
| 2018 | 1,254 |
| 2019 | 1,180 |
| 2020 | 1,112 |
Number of neonatal deaths
The value for Number of neonatal deaths in Korea was 522.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 30,327.00 in 1960 and a minimum value of 522.00 in 2020.
Definition: Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 30,327.00 |
| 1961 | 30,018.00 |
| 1962 | 29,565.00 |
| 1963 | 28,955.00 |
| 1964 | 28,185.00 |
| 1965 | 27,296.00 |
| 1966 | 26,409.00 |
| 1967 | 25,471.00 |
| 1968 | 24,537.00 |
| 1969 | 23,592.00 |
| 1970 | 22,643.00 |
| 1971 | 21,721.00 |
| 1972 | 20,736.00 |
| 1973 | 19,756.00 |
| 1974 | 18,802.00 |
| 1975 | 17,853.00 |
| 1976 | 17,009.00 |
| 1977 | 16,241.00 |
| 1978 | 15,495.00 |
| 1979 | 14,772.00 |
| 1980 | 13,983.00 |
| 1981 | 12,886.00 |
| 1982 | 11,729.00 |
| 1983 | 10,535.00 |
| 1984 | 9,324.00 |
| 1985 | 8,192.00 |
| 1986 | 7,185.00 |
| 1987 | 6,354.00 |
| 1988 | 5,704.00 |
| 1989 | 5,212.00 |
| 1990 | 4,823.00 |
| 1991 | 4,514.00 |
| 1992 | 4,222.00 |
| 1993 | 3,928.00 |
| 1994 | 3,623.00 |
| 1995 | 3,311.00 |
| 1996 | 2,996.00 |
| 1997 | 2,693.00 |
| 1998 | 2,411.00 |
| 1999 | 2,157.00 |
| 2000 | 1,934.00 |
| 2001 | 1,738.00 |
| 2002 | 1,565.00 |
| 2003 | 1,407.00 |
| 2004 | 1,261.00 |
| 2005 | 1,127.00 |
| 2006 | 1,012.00 |
| 2007 | 922.00 |
| 2008 | 859.00 |
| 2009 | 820.00 |
| 2010 | 797.00 |
| 2011 | 781.00 |
| 2012 | 765.00 |
| 2013 | 741.00 |
| 2014 | 711.00 |
| 2015 | 678.00 |
| 2016 | 645.00 |
| 2017 | 613.00 |
| 2018 | 582.00 |
| 2019 | 551.00 |
| 2020 | 522.00 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Mortality
