In 2021, the mortality rate of children under five years old in South Korea amounted to three per one thousand live births. The under-five mortality rate in North Korea was 17 per one thousand live births in 2020. Although the under-five mortality rate in North Korea has declined in recent years, it is still much higher compared to South Korea.
Comparison of the mortality rate of children under five years old between South Korea and North Korea from 2011 to 2021
(per 1,000 live births)
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Ministry of Unification (Südkorea). (December 13, 2023). Comparison of the mortality rate of children under five years old between South Korea and North Korea from 2011 to 2021 (per 1,000 live births) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1035377/south-korea-child-mortality-rate-comparison-with-north-korea/
Ministry of Unification (Südkorea). "Comparison of the mortality rate of children under five years old between South Korea and North Korea from 2011 to 2021 (per 1,000 live births)." Chart. December 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1035377/south-korea-child-mortality-rate-comparison-with-north-korea/
Ministry of Unification (Südkorea). (2023). Comparison of the mortality rate of children under five years old between South Korea and North Korea from 2011 to 2021 (per 1,000 live births). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1035377/south-korea-child-mortality-rate-comparison-with-north-korea/
Ministry of Unification (Südkorea). "Comparison of The Mortality Rate of Children under Five Years Old between South Korea and North Korea from 2011 to 2021 (per 1,000 Live Births)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1035377/south-korea-child-mortality-rate-comparison-with-north-korea/
Ministry of Unification (Südkorea), Comparison of the mortality rate of children under five years old between South Korea and North Korea from 2011 to 2021 (per 1,000 live births) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1035377/south-korea-child-mortality-rate-comparison-with-north-korea/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Comparison of the mortality rate of children under five years old between South Korea and North Korea from 2011 to 2021 (per 1,000 live births) [Graph], Ministry of Unification (Südkorea), December 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1035377/south-korea-child-mortality-rate-comparison-with-north-korea/
