North Korea vs Kyrgyzstan: Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women
North Korea
1.67 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Kyrgyzstan
1.68 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
North Korea rank
90th
Kyrgyzstan rank
89th
Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women over time
- North Korea
- Kyrgyzstan
How they compare
Kyrgyzstan currently reports 1.68 deaths per 100 live births against 1.67 deaths per 100 live births in North Korea, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.
North Korea ranks 90th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 89th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 3 and Kyrgyzstan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Kyrgyzstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.82 deaths per 100 live births | 10.85 deaths per 100 live births | 6.03 deaths per 100 live births | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1980s | 3.86 deaths per 100 live births | 8.22 deaths per 100 live births | 4.36 deaths per 100 live births | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1990s | 7.34 deaths per 100 live births | 6.2 deaths per 100 live births | 1.14 deaths per 100 live births | North Korea |
| 2000s | 5.25 deaths per 100 live births | 4.06 deaths per 100 live births | 1.18 deaths per 100 live births | North Korea |
| 2010s | 2.26 deaths per 100 live births | 2.32 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0643 deaths per 100 live births | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2020s | 1.75 deaths per 100 live births | 1.73 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0184 deaths per 100 live births | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women, North Korea or Kyrgyzstan?
- Kyrgyzstan, at 1.68 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 vs. average years of schooling for women between North Korea and Kyrgyzstan?
- 0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Kyrgyzstan?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women?
- North Korea ranks 90th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 89th 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 vs. average years of schooling for women. 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 .