Japan vs Korea: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years
Japan
0.4 per 1,000
in 2024
Korea
0.4 per 1,000
in 2024
Japan rank
163rd
Korea rank
163rd
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years over time
- Japan
- Korea
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.4 per 1,000 against 0.4 per 1,000 in Korea, a difference of 0 per 1,000.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Korea ahead.
Japan ranks 163rd and Korea ranks 163rd of 197 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.83 per 1,000 | 1.98 per 1,000 | 1.15 per 1,000 | Korea |
| 2000s | 0.54 per 1,000 | 0.89 per 1,000 | 0.35 per 1,000 | Korea |
| 2010s | 0.48 per 1,000 | 0.47 per 1,000 | 0.01 per 1,000 | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.36 per 1,000 | 0.4 per 1,000 | 0.04 per 1,000 | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, Japan or Korea?
- Japan, at 0.4 per 1,000 against 0.4 per 1,000 in Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years between Japan and Korea?
- 0 per 1,000, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Korea rank globally for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Japan ranks 163rd and Korea ranks 163rd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.