North Korea vs Uzbekistan: Infant mortality rate
North Korea
1.33 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Uzbekistan
1.28 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
North Korea rank
95th
Uzbekistan rank
97th
Infant mortality rate over time
- North Korea
- Uzbekistan
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 1.33 deaths per 100 live births against 1.28 deaths per 100 live births in Uzbekistan, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Uzbekistan ahead.
North Korea ranks 95th and Uzbekistan ranks 97th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 1 and Uzbekistan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Uzbekistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.43 deaths per 100 live births | 10.13 deaths per 100 live births | 6.7 deaths per 100 live births | Uzbekistan |
| 1980s | 3.04 deaths per 100 live births | 7.45 deaths per 100 live births | 4.41 deaths per 100 live births | Uzbekistan |
| 1990s | 4.76 deaths per 100 live births | 5.97 deaths per 100 live births | 1.21 deaths per 100 live births | Uzbekistan |
| 2000s | 3.56 deaths per 100 live births | 4.28 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7166 deaths per 100 live births | Uzbekistan |
| 2010s | 1.81 deaths per 100 live births | 2.01 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2027 deaths per 100 live births | Uzbekistan |
| 2020s | 1.41 deaths per 100 live births | 1.35 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0541 deaths per 100 live births | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, North Korea or Uzbekistan?
- North Korea, at 1.33 deaths per 100 live births against 1.28 deaths per 100 live births in Uzbekistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between North Korea and Uzbekistan?
- 0.05 deaths per 100 live births, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Uzbekistan?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Uzbekistan rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- North Korea ranks 95th and Uzbekistan ranks 97th 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 Infant 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 one year, per 100 live births .