Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, South Korea or Netherlands?

Netherlands, at 254 against 243 in South Korea as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Netherlands?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

South Korea vs Netherlands: Number of infant deaths, female

South Korea

243

in 2024

Netherlands

254

in 2024

South Korea rank

118th

Netherlands rank

117th

Number of infant deaths, female over time

South Korea
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 254 against 243 in South Korea, a difference of 11.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 118th and Netherlands ranks 117th of 197 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Korea	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1960s	28,530	1,500	27,030	South Korea
1970s	14,254	900.7	13,353	South Korea
1980s	6,754	601.8	6,152	South Korea
1990s	2,577	495.4	2,081	South Korea
2000s	1,003	385.9	617.1	South Korea
2010s	531.9	276.1	255.8	South Korea
2020s	273.2	262.2	11	South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, South Korea or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 254 against 243 in South Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, female between South Korea and Netherlands?: 11, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Netherlands?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do South Korea and Netherlands rank globally for number of infant deaths, female?: South Korea ranks 118th and Netherlands ranks 117th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infant deaths, female
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
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 13,304 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.