North Korea vs Moldova: Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births)
North Korea
18.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Moldova
18.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
North Korea rank
88th
Moldova rank
90th
Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) over time
- North Korea
- Moldova
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 18.4 per 1,000 live births against 18.2 per 1,000 live births in Moldova, a difference of 0.2 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 88th and Moldova ranks 90th 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 | 58.27 per 1,000 live births | 62.76 per 1,000 live births | 4.49 per 1,000 live births | Moldova |
| 1980s | 42.29 per 1,000 live births | 46.04 per 1,000 live births | 3.75 per 1,000 live births | Moldova |
| 1990s | 78.11 per 1,000 live births | 40.13 per 1,000 live births | 37.98 per 1,000 live births | North Korea |
| 2000s | 56.33 per 1,000 live births | 24.72 per 1,000 live births | 31.61 per 1,000 live births | North Korea |
| 2010s | 24.84 per 1,000 live births | 17.58 per 1,000 live births | 7.26 per 1,000 live births | North Korea |
| 2020s | 19.22 per 1,000 live births | 17.74 per 1,000 live births | 1.48 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, male, North Korea or Moldova?
- North Korea, at 18.4 per 1,000 live births against 18.2 per 1,000 live births in Moldova as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between North Korea and Moldova?
- 0.2 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, male?
- North Korea ranks 88th and Moldova ranks 90th 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.