North Korea vs Seychelles: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN)
North Korea
13.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Seychelles
12.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
North Korea rank
94th
Seychelles rank
95th
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN) over time
- North Korea
- Seychelles
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 13.3 per 1,000 live births against 12.9 per 1,000 live births in Seychelles, a difference of 0.4 per 1,000 live births.
Across all 65 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.
North Korea ranks 94th and Seychelles ranks 95th of 197 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.53 per 1,000 live births | 64.01 per 1,000 live births | 5.52 per 1,000 live births | North Korea |
| 1970s | 42.4 per 1,000 live births | 37.16 per 1,000 live births | 5.24 per 1,000 live births | North Korea |
| 1980s | 30.35 per 1,000 live births | 16.79 per 1,000 live births | 13.56 per 1,000 live births | North Korea |
| 1990s | 47.64 per 1,000 live births | 12.22 per 1,000 live births | 35.42 per 1,000 live births | North Korea |
| 2000s | 35.62 per 1,000 live births | 12.11 per 1,000 live births | 23.51 per 1,000 live births | North Korea |
| 2010s | 18.09 per 1,000 live births | 13.11 per 1,000 live births | 4.98 per 1,000 live births | North Korea |
| 2020s | 14.06 per 1,000 live births | 13.3 per 1,000 live births | 0.76 per 1,000 live births | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, North Korea or Seychelles?
- North Korea, at 13.3 per 1,000 live births against 12.9 per 1,000 live births in Seychelles as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between North Korea and Seychelles?
- 0.4 per 1,000 live births, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Seychelles?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Seychelles rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- North Korea ranks 94th and Seychelles ranks 95th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.