Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in South Korea
South Korea: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 150 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in South Korea, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in South Korea stood at 150. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in South Korea peaked at 2,047 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 150, in 2024.
South Korea ranks 102nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,047 | — |
| 1991 | 1,840 | -10.1% |
| 1992 | 1,642 | -10.8% |
| 1993 | 1,476 | -10.1% |
| 1994 | 1,339 | -9.3% |
| 1995 | 1,227 | -8.4% |
| 1996 | 1,140 | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 1,071 | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 1,004 | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 936 | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 869 | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 802 | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 733 | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 666 | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 603 | -9.5% |
| 2005 | 548 | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 495 | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 441 | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 389 | -11.8% |
| 2009 | 343 | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 302 | -12.0% |
| 2011 | 268 | -11.3% |
| 2012 | 243 | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 223 | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 209 | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 198 | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 192 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 186 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 181 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 176 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 174 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 171 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 166 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 158 | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 150 | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,372 | 936 | 2,047 | 10 |
| 2000s | 588.9 | 343 | 869 | 10 |
| 2010s | 217.8 | 176 | 302 | 10 |
| 2020s | 163.8 | 150 | 174 | 5 |
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More education data for South Korea
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 173,133 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 10.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in South Korea?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in South Korea was 150 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 2,047 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 150 in 2024.
- How does South Korea rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- South Korea ranks 102nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years