# Under-5 mortality rate — South Korea
> Latest: 2.8 per 1000 (2024). Change: -3.4% vs 2023.
- Unit: per 1000
- Frequency: Annual · Coverage: 1960–2024
- Data updated: 2026-11-08
- Source: World Bank — SH.DYN.MORT — https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.DYN.MORT?locations=KR
- License: CC BY 4.0
- Interactive chart: https://econdash.org/chart/under-5-mortality-rate/KOR
## Recent values
| Year | Value |
| :--- | :--- |
| 2020 | 3.10 |
| 2021 | 3.00 |
| 2022 | 2.90 |
| 2023 | 2.90 |
| 2024 | 2.80 |
## How to cite
APA: World Bank. (2024). Under-5 mortality rate — South Korea [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/under-5-mortality-rate/KOR. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.DYN.MORT?locations=KR
## Full data
Full time series: https://econdash.org/docs/agent-payments (free API trial for core indicators of 10 major economies; otherwise an API key or pay per call)