North Korea vs Kyrgyzstan: Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births)
North Korea
18.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Kyrgyzstan
18.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
North Korea rank
88th
Kyrgyzstan rank
87th
Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) over time
- North Korea
- Kyrgyzstan
How they compare
Kyrgyzstan currently reports 18.7 per 1,000 live births against 18.4 per 1,000 live births in North Korea, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.
North Korea ranks 88th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 87th of 197 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 2 and Kyrgyzstan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Kyrgyzstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.05 per 1,000 live births | 112.95 per 1,000 live births | 63.9 per 1,000 live births | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1980s | 42.29 per 1,000 live births | 89.39 per 1,000 live births | 47.1 per 1,000 live births | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1990s | 78.11 per 1,000 live births | 68.37 per 1,000 live births | 9.74 per 1,000 live births | North Korea |
| 2000s | 56.33 per 1,000 live births | 45.28 per 1,000 live births | 11.05 per 1,000 live births | North Korea |
| 2010s | 24.84 per 1,000 live births | 25.89 per 1,000 live births | 1.05 per 1,000 live births | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2020s | 19.22 per 1,000 live births | 19.26 per 1,000 live births | 0.04 per 1,000 live births | Kyrgyzstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, North Korea or Kyrgyzstan?
- Kyrgyzstan, at 18.7 per 1,000 live births against 18.4 per 1,000 live births in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between North Korea and Kyrgyzstan?
- 0.3 per 1,000 live births, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Kyrgyzstan?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- North Korea ranks 88th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 87th 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, male (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
Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.