North Korea vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN)
North Korea
13.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Saint Kitts and Nevis
13.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
North Korea rank
94th
Saint Kitts and Nevis rank
91st
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN) over time
- North Korea
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
How they compare
Saint Kitts and Nevis currently reports 13.9 per 1,000 live births against 13.3 per 1,000 live births in North Korea, a difference of 0.6 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
North Korea ranks 94th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 91st of 197 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 3 and Saint Kitts and Nevis in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.2 per 1,000 live births | 47.21 per 1,000 live births | 8.01 per 1,000 live births | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1980s | 30.35 per 1,000 live births | 32.85 per 1,000 live births | 2.5 per 1,000 live births | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1990s | 47.64 per 1,000 live births | 23.19 per 1,000 live births | 24.45 per 1,000 live births | North Korea |
| 2000s | 35.62 per 1,000 live births | 17.48 per 1,000 live births | 18.14 per 1,000 live births | North Korea |
| 2010s | 18.09 per 1,000 live births | 16.46 per 1,000 live births | 1.63 per 1,000 live births | North Korea |
| 2020s | 14.06 per 1,000 live births | 14.76 per 1,000 live births | 0.7 per 1,000 live births | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, North Korea or Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis, at 13.9 per 1,000 live births against 13.3 per 1,000 live births in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between North Korea and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 0.6 per 1,000 live births, with Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Saint Kitts and Nevis rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- North Korea ranks 94th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 91st 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.