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
0.511.522.5199020072024

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

Indicator
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000)
Unit
per 1,000
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 8,540 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.