Japan vs South Korea: Children died before five per woman
Japan
0.0038
in 2024
South Korea
0.004
in 2024
Japan rank
195th
South Korea rank
192nd
Children died before five per woman over time
- Japan
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 0.004 against 0.0038 in Japan, a difference of 0.0002.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Korea ahead.
Japan ranks 195th and South Korea ranks 192nd of 200 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1714 | 1.26 | 1.09 | South Korea |
| 1960s | 0.0549 | 0.4675 | 0.4126 | South Korea |
| 1970s | 0.0274 | 0.175 | 0.1477 | South Korea |
| 1980s | 0.0134 | 0.055 | 0.0415 | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.0082 | 0.0182 | 0.01 | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.0051 | 0.007 | 0.0019 | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.004 | 0.0041 | 0.0002 | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.0035 | 0.0035 | 0 | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children died before five per woman, Japan or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 0.004 against 0.0038 in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children died before five per woman between Japan and South Korea?
- 0.0002, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for children died before five per woman?
- Japan ranks 195th and South Korea ranks 192nd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Children died before five per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.