North Korea vs Samoa: Child mortality rate
North Korea
1.3%
in 2019
Samoa
1.3%
in 2019
North Korea rank
113th
Samoa rank
112th
Child mortality rate over time
- North Korea
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 1.3% against 1.3% in North Korea, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 113th and Samoa ranks 112th of 204 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 30.9% | 15.4% | 15.5% | North Korea |
| 1960s | 20.4% | 11.2% | 9.2% | North Korea |
| 1970s | 12.2% | 7.6% | 4.7% | North Korea |
| 1980s | 7.5% | 4.7% | 2.9% | North Korea |
| 1990s | 7.4% | 2.9% | 4.5% | North Korea |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 2.1% | 1.8% | North Korea |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 0.2% | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, North Korea or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 1.3% against 1.3% in North Korea as of 2019.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between North Korea and Samoa?
- 0.0%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Samoa?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
- How do North Korea and Samoa rank globally for child mortality rate?
- North Korea ranks 113th and Samoa ranks 112th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – 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
Probability of death before the age of five.