North Korea vs Moldova: Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births)

North Korea
14.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Moldova
14.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
North Korea rank
87th
Moldova rank
89th

Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) over time

  • North Korea
  • Moldova
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How they compare

North Korea currently reports 14.9 per 1,000 live births against 14.6 per 1,000 live births in Moldova, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was North Korea ahead.

North Korea ranks 87th and Moldova ranks 89th of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 4 and Moldova in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Moldova Difference Ahead
1970s 48.84 per 1,000 live births 51.23 per 1,000 live births 2.39 per 1,000 live births Moldova
1980s 34.75 per 1,000 live births 36.68 per 1,000 live births 1.93 per 1,000 live births Moldova
1990s 68.44 per 1,000 live births 31.87 per 1,000 live births 36.57 per 1,000 live births North Korea
2000s 48.48 per 1,000 live births 19.69 per 1,000 live births 28.79 per 1,000 live births North Korea
2010s 20.15 per 1,000 live births 14.05 per 1,000 live births 6.1 per 1,000 live births North Korea
2020s 15.62 per 1,000 live births 14.2 per 1,000 live births 1.42 per 1,000 live births North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, female, North Korea or Moldova?
North Korea, at 14.9 per 1,000 live births against 14.6 per 1,000 live births in Moldova as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between North Korea and Moldova?
0.3 per 1,000 live births, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Moldova?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do North Korea and Moldova rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?
North Korea ranks 87th and Moldova ranks 89th 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, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.