Belarus vs South Korea: Number of child deaths per woman
Belarus
0.0041 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
South Korea
0.004 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Belarus rank
189th
South Korea rank
192nd
Number of child deaths per woman over time
- Belarus
- South Korea
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 0.0041 under-five deaths per woman against 0.004 under-five deaths per woman in South Korea, a difference of 0.0001 under-five deaths per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 67 shared years of data; in 1958 it was South Korea ahead.
Belarus ranks 189th and South Korea ranks 192nd of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 4 and South Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.144 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7579 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6139 under-five deaths per woman | South Korea |
| 1960s | 0.0777 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4675 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3898 under-five deaths per woman | South Korea |
| 1970s | 0.0485 under-five deaths per woman | 0.175 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1265 under-five deaths per woman | South Korea |
| 1980s | 0.0372 under-five deaths per woman | 0.055 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0177 under-five deaths per woman | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.0232 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0182 under-five deaths per woman | 0.005 under-five deaths per woman | Belarus |
| 2000s | 0.012 under-five deaths per woman | 0.007 under-five deaths per woman | 0.005 under-five deaths per woman | Belarus |
| 2010s | 0.0068 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0041 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0027 under-five deaths per woman | Belarus |
| 2020s | 0.0043 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0035 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0008 under-five deaths per woman | Belarus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths per woman, Belarus or South Korea?
- Belarus, at 0.0041 under-five deaths per woman against 0.004 under-five deaths per woman in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths per woman between Belarus and South Korea?
- 0.0001 under-five deaths per woman, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and South Korea?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
- How do Belarus and South Korea rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
- Belarus ranks 189th and South Korea ranks 192nd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).