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Korea Lowest Infant Mortality Rate

Name: Korea Infant Mortality Rate
Creator: World Bank
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2.2 in 2025

Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births · World Bank

The lowest infant mortality rate in Korea was 2.2 in 2025. The top 5 years were: 2025 (2.2), 2023 (2.3), 2021 (2.4), 2022 (2.4), 2020 (2.5).

Top 5 Lowest Years▾

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	2.2	−0.1	179th
2023	2.3	−0.1	15th
2022	2.4	+0.0	16th
2021	2.4	−0.1	14th
2020	2.5	−0.1	14th
2019	2.6	−0.1	16th
2018	2.7	+0.0	17th
2017	2.7	−0.1	14th
2016	2.8	−0.1	14th
2015	2.9	+0.0	14th
2014	2.9	−0.1	14th
2013	3.0	−0.1	15th
2012	3.1	−0.1	16th
2011	3.2	−0.1	15th
2010	3.3	−0.1	16th
2009	3.4	−0.2	18th
2008	3.6	−0.2	19th
2007	3.8	−0.3	20th
2006	4.1	−0.3	23rd
2005	4.4	−0.3	24th
2004	4.7	−0.3	26th
2003	5.0	−0.3	26th
2002	5.3	−0.2	27th
2001	5.5	−0.3	28th
2000	5.8	−0.4	28th
1999	6.2	−0.4	30th
1998	6.6	−0.4	31st
1997	7.0	−0.5	31st
1996	7.5	−0.6	31st
1995	8.1	−0.7	33rd
1994	8.8	−0.7	34th
1993	9.5	−0.8	36th
1992	10.3	−0.9	37th
1991	11.2	−0.9	38th
1990	12.1	−1.1	41st
1989	13.2	−1.3	42nd
1988	14.5	−1.4	46th
1987	15.9	−1.6	47th
1986	17.5	−1.7	48th
1985	19.2	−1.8	50th
1984	21.0	−1.8	51st
1983	22.8	−1.9	53rd
1982	24.7	−1.8	55th
1981	26.5	−1.7	55th
1980	28.2	−1.6	54th
1979	29.8	−1.5	53rd
1978	31.3	−1.4	51st
1977	32.7	−1.3	51st
1976	34.0	−1.3	51st
1975	35.3	−1.5	47th
1974	36.8	−1.7	47th
1973	38.5	−2.0	47th
1972	40.5	−2.4	47th
1971	42.9	−2.7	47th
1970	45.6	−3.1	45th
1969	48.7	−3.3	48th
1968	52.0	−3.3	50th
1967	55.3	−3.2	51st
1966	58.5	−3.0	51st
1965	61.5	−2.7	53rd
1964	64.2	−2.5	54th
1963	66.7	−2.2	53rd
1962	68.9	−2.2	51st
1961	71.1	−2.4	53rd
1960	73.5	–	52nd

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