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Korea - Infant Mortality Rate 1986

Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births · World Bank
17.5 −1.7 from 1985 Global rank: 48th

Korea's infant mortality rate was 17.5 in 1986, decreased +1.7 from 19.2 in 1985. This was the 48th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1986▾
Infant Mortality Rate by Country - 1986
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Japan 5.2 -5.5%
2nd Iceland 5.9 -3.3%
3rd Finland 6.0 -1.6%
4th Sweden 6.3 -1.6%
5th Switzerland 7.2 -1.4%
6th Monaco 7.6 -5.0%
7th Canada 7.7 -3.8%
8th Netherlands 7.7 -2.5%
9th Denmark 8.0 1.3%
10th France 8.3 -2.4%
11th Norway 8.3 0.0%
12th Singapore 8.3 -5.7%
13th Ireland 8.6 -3.4%
14th Germany 8.7 -5.4%
15th Spain 8.8 -4.3%
16th Luxembourg 9.0 -4.3%
17th Australia 9.1 -2.2%
18th United Kingdom 9.4 -3.1%
19th Belgium 9.5 -3.1%
20th Andorra 9.9 -2.0%
21st Italy 9.9 -5.7%
22nd Austria 10.0 -5.7%
23rd Antigua and Barbuda 10.4 -1.0%
24th United States 10.4 -1.9%
25th Cyprus 11.0 -8.3%
26th New Zealand 11.0 -2.7%
27th Brunei Darussalam 11.2 -5.1%
28th Israel 11.6 -4.9%
29th Slovenia 11.6 -5.7%
30th Malta 11.7 -4.9%
31st Czechia 11.9 -2.5%
32nd Greece 12.1 -6.2%
33rd Latvia 12.4 -6.1%
34th Lithuania 12.8 -5.9%
35th Cuba 13.4 -5.0%
36th Belarus 13.7 -3.5%
37th Estonia 14.7 -2.0%
38th Croatia 14.8 -6.3%
39th Bulgaria 14.9 -5.7%
40th Slovak Republic 15.0 -4.5%
41st Seychelles 15.0 -4.5%
42nd United Arab Emirates 15.3 -7.3%
43rd San Marino 15.4 -8.3%
44th Portugal 15.5 -6.1%
45th Malaysia 15.6 -5.5%
46th Dominica 15.7 -1.9%
47th Poland 17.2 -3.4%
48th Korea 17.5 -8.9%
49th Costa Rica 18.0 -3.2%
50th Kuwait 18.3 -6.2%
51st Hungary 18.5 -4.1%
52nd Chile 18.7 -0.5%
53rd Barbados 18.8 -3.1%
54th Turks and Caicos Islands 18.8 -6.0%
55th St. Lucia 19.1 -3.5%
56th Russian Federation 19.4 -3.0%
57th Ukraine 20.0 -3.8%
58th Sri Lanka 20.2 -8.6%
59th Montenegro 20.3 -9.0%
60th Tonga 20.4 -2.4%
61st Bahrain 21.2 -3.6%
62nd Grenada 21.9 -3.9%
63rd Bosnia and Herzegovina 22.1 -8.3%
64th Qatar 22.3 -5.5%
65th British Virgin Islands 22.9 -3.8%
66th Bahamas, The 23.0 -1.7%
67th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 24.0 -7.7%
68th Mauritius 24.2 1.7%
69th Uruguay 24.2 -4.0%
70th Fiji 25.1 -4.6%
71st Argentina 25.4 -3.1%
72nd Romania 25.9 5.3%
73rd Samoa 26.1 -3.7%
74th Panama 27.2 -3.5%
75th Jamaica 27.6 -2.8%
76th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 29.0 0.0%
77th St. Kitts and Nevis 29.5 -5.4%
78th Solomon Islands 31.7 -3.1%
79th Trinidad and Tobago 31.8 -2.2%
80th Palau 32.1 -2.4%
81st Serbia 32.4 -3.6%
82nd Moldova 32.6 -4.4%
83rd Colombia 33.9 -9.4%
84th Albania 34.6 -7.0%
85th Vanuatu 34.8 -6.5%
86th Jordan 35.9 -4.0%
87th Syrian Arab Republic 36.6 -4.2%
88th Lebanon 37.8 -4.5%
89th Thailand 38.2 -4.5%
90th Belize 38.9 -4.9%
91st Libya 39.2 -5.1%
92nd Georgia 39.7 -2.0%
93rd Suriname 41.1 -2.1%
94th Marshall Islands 42.4 -3.0%
95th Viet Nam 42.9 -2.3%
96th China 43.0 0.0%
97th Paraguay 43.3 -3.3%
98th Tunisia 43.7 -4.8%
99th Botswana 44.1 -5.2%
100th North Macedonia 44.6 -1.8%
101st Mexico 45.1 -4.2%
102nd Tuvalu 46.0 -1.1%
103rd Micronesia, Federated States of 46.4 -2.1%
104th Oman 46.6 -10.0%
105th Philippines 46.9 -3.1%
106th Iraq 48.1 -2.4%
107th West Bank and Gaza 48.3 -5.5%
108th Algeria 48.9 -11.9%
109th Kazakhstan 49.8 -3.7%
110th Cabo Verde 50.7 -3.6%
111th Ecuador 51.4 -5.0%
112th Honduras 53.5 -4.6%
113th Armenia 53.9 -3.9%
114th Dominican Republic 54.9 -3.0%
115th Saudi Arabia 55.5 -7.2%
116th Guyana 56.3 -1.1%
117th Congo, Republic of 56.6 -1.6%
118th Zimbabwe 56.9 -4.8%
119th El Salvador 58.3 -5.5%
120th Iran, Islamic Republic of 60.0 -5.4%
121st Brazil 60.1 -3.5%
122nd Nicaragua 61.9 -4.0%
123rd Namibia 62.1 -3.1%
124th Kenya 62.6 0.0%
125th Gabon 62.7 -1.9%
126th South Africa 64.0 -5.0%
127th São Tomé and Principe 64.5 8.4%
128th Eswatini 64.5 -4.3%
129th Kyrgyz Republic 65.6 -4.9%
130th Uzbekistan 66.8 -4.6%
131st Papua New Guinea 69.7 -1.7%
132nd Nauru 70.6 -4.5%
133rd Guatemala 71.3 -3.9%
134th Peru 72.2 -4.7%
135th Indonesia 73.9 -2.9%
136th Türkiye 75.9 -5.2%
137th Morocco 76.2 -4.3%
138th Azerbaijan 78.2 -1.8%
139th Kiribati 79.5 -2.8%
140th Turkmenistan 80.0 -4.9%
141st Mauritania 80.5 -4.2%
142nd Lesotho 81.3 -3.1%
143rd Senegal 82.8 -3.8%
144th Ghana 82.9 -2.6%
145th Egypt, Arab Republic of 83.1 -6.6%
146th Mongolia 83.7 -2.8%
147th Tajikistan 84.4 -4.1%
148th Cameroon 85.7 -3.6%
149th Cambodia 86.2 -0.7%
150th Sudan 87.5 -19.6%
151st Rwanda 87.8 -2.0%
152nd Maldives 88.6 -5.0%
153rd Togo 89.3 -1.5%
154th Burundi 90.8 -1.8%
155th India 93.1 -2.3%
156th Djibouti 93.6 -1.8%
157th Zambia 93.9 3.2%
158th Myanmar 95.8 -1.3%
159th Madagascar 100.0 -0.8%
160th Côte d'Ivoire 101.4 -0.7%
161st Bolivia, Plurinational State of 102.3 -2.8%
162nd Nigeria 103.8 0.5%
163rd Benin 105.0 -1.6%
164th Comoros 106.2 -2.9%
165th Congo, Democratic Republic of 106.4 -0.9%
166th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 106.6 0.4%
167th Tanzania 108.4 0.2%
168th Burkina Faso 109.1 -2.2%
169th Gambia, The 109.8 -2.5%
170th Haiti 109.8 -2.8%
171st Yemen, Republic of 110.1 -4.2%
172nd Central African Republic 110.2 -0.2%
173rd Bangladesh 111.6 -3.3%
174th Bhutan 112.8 -3.8%
175th Uganda 113.5 -2.1%
176th Kosovo 117.2 -6.4%
177th Nepal 119.5 -3.5%
178th Pakistan 119.6 -1.3%
179th Equatorial Guinea 121.3 -1.3%
180th Angola 122.4 -0.3%
181st Chad 122.4 -1.1%
182nd Lao PDR 122.5 -1.6%
183rd Guinea-Bissau 130.1 -1.4%
184th Eritrea 134.3 -1.6%
185th Mali 134.5 -2.3%
186th Malawi 136.7 1.9%
187th Sierra Leone 137.0 -0.4%
188th Guinea 144.5 -1.8%
189th Niger 147.7 1.1%
190th South Sudan 149.8 -0.7%
191st Mozambique 150.3 -0.6%
192nd Liberia 156.7 1.5%
193rd Afghanistan 181.1 -10.6%
194th Timor-Leste 193.9 -3.3%
Source: World Bank (SP.DYN.IMRT.IN)

FAQ

What was Korea's infant mortality rate in 1986?▾

Korea's infant mortality rate in 1986 was 17.5. This ranked 48th globally.

How did Korea's infant mortality rate change in 1986?▾

Korea's infant mortality rate decreased by 8.9% in 1986 compared to 1985.

Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 1986?▾

Timor-Leste had the highest infant mortality rate in 1986 at 193.9.

What is the infant mortality rate of Korea in 1986?▾

The infant mortality rate of Korea in 1986 was 17.5. This ranked 48th globally.

How does 1986 compare to 1985 for Korea's infant mortality rate?▾

Korea's infant mortality rate went from 19.2 in 1985 to 17.5 in 1986, a 8.9% decrease.

HistorySaid - pattern alert

Korea matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 1986. Historically: 768 occurrences, 546 successful (71%). Outcome 24 months later: 12.1%. View full analysis →

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