South Korea vs Latvia: Number of child deaths per woman
South Korea
0.004 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Latvia
0.0041 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
South Korea rank
192nd
Latvia rank
190th
Number of child deaths per woman over time
- South Korea
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia 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.
South Korea ranks 192nd and Latvia ranks 190th of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 4 and Latvia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.7579 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0708 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6871 under-five deaths per woman | South Korea |
| 1960s | 0.4675 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0497 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4177 under-five deaths per woman | South Korea |
| 1970s | 0.175 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0425 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1326 under-five deaths per woman | South Korea |
| 1980s | 0.055 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0374 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0176 under-five deaths per woman | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.0182 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0264 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0082 under-five deaths per woman | Latvia |
| 2000s | 0.007 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0149 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0079 under-five deaths per woman | Latvia |
| 2010s | 0.0041 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0086 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0045 under-five deaths per woman | Latvia |
| 2020s | 0.0035 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0049 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0014 under-five deaths per woman | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths per woman, South Korea or Latvia?
- Latvia, 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 South Korea and Latvia?
- 0.0001 under-five deaths per woman, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Latvia?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Latvia rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
- South Korea ranks 192nd and Latvia ranks 190th 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).