North Korea vs Mauritius: Infant mortality by sex
North Korea
1.47 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mauritius
1.53 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
North Korea rank
95th
Mauritius rank
93rd
Infant mortality by sex over time
- North Korea
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 1.53 deaths per 100 live births against 1.47 deaths per 100 live births in North Korea, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1956 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 95th and Mauritius ranks 93rd of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 7 and Mauritius in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.82 deaths per 100 live births | 8.35 deaths per 100 live births | 1.47 deaths per 100 live births | North Korea |
| 1960s | 7.57 deaths per 100 live births | 7.05 deaths per 100 live births | 0.519 deaths per 100 live births | North Korea |
| 1970s | 4.67 deaths per 100 live births | 5.42 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7469 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 3.36 deaths per 100 live births | 2.9 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4591 deaths per 100 live births | North Korea |
| 1990s | 5.22 deaths per 100 live births | 2.16 deaths per 100 live births | 3.07 deaths per 100 live births | North Korea |
| 2000s | 3.92 deaths per 100 live births | 1.58 deaths per 100 live births | 2.34 deaths per 100 live births | North Korea |
| 2010s | 2 deaths per 100 live births | 1.46 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5439 deaths per 100 live births | North Korea |
| 2020s | 1.56 deaths per 100 live births | 1.54 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0132 deaths per 100 live births | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, North Korea or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 1.53 deaths per 100 live births against 1.47 deaths per 100 live births in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between North Korea and Mauritius?
- 0.06 deaths per 100 live births, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Mauritius?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Mauritius rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- North Korea ranks 95th and Mauritius ranks 93rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality by sex. 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 male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .