North Korea vs Vanuatu: Child mortality rate
North Korea
1.67 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Vanuatu
1.71 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
North Korea rank
90th
Vanuatu rank
88th
Child mortality rate over time
- North Korea
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 1.71 deaths per 100 live births against 1.67 deaths per 100 live births in North Korea, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1952 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 90th and Vanuatu ranks 88th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 3 and Vanuatu in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16.67 deaths per 100 live births | 16.79 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1269 deaths per 100 live births | Vanuatu |
| 1960s | 9.6 deaths per 100 live births | 13.34 deaths per 100 live births | 3.74 deaths per 100 live births | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 5.53 deaths per 100 live births | 8.98 deaths per 100 live births | 3.45 deaths per 100 live births | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 3.86 deaths per 100 live births | 5.06 deaths per 100 live births | 1.19 deaths per 100 live births | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 7.34 deaths per 100 live births | 3.03 deaths per 100 live births | 4.3 deaths per 100 live births | North Korea |
| 2000s | 5.25 deaths per 100 live births | 2.45 deaths per 100 live births | 2.79 deaths per 100 live births | North Korea |
| 2010s | 2.26 deaths per 100 live births | 1.91 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3465 deaths per 100 live births | North Korea |
| 2020s | 1.75 deaths per 100 live births | 1.77 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0247 deaths per 100 live births | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, North Korea or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 1.71 deaths per 100 live births against 1.67 deaths per 100 live births in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between North Korea and Vanuatu?
- 0.04 deaths per 100 live births, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Vanuatu?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Vanuatu rank globally for child mortality rate?
- North Korea ranks 90th and Vanuatu ranks 88th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .