North Korea vs Vanuatu: Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births)
North Korea
18.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Vanuatu
18.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
North Korea rank
88th
Vanuatu rank
89th
Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) over time
- North Korea
- Vanuatu
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 18.4 per 1,000 live births against 18.3 per 1,000 live births in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Vanuatu ahead.
North Korea ranks 88th and Vanuatu ranks 89th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 4 and Vanuatu in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 102.33 per 1,000 live births | 137.87 per 1,000 live births | 35.54 per 1,000 live births | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 59.98 per 1,000 live births | 93.66 per 1,000 live births | 33.68 per 1,000 live births | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 42.29 per 1,000 live births | 53.35 per 1,000 live births | 11.06 per 1,000 live births | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 78.11 per 1,000 live births | 32.19 per 1,000 live births | 45.92 per 1,000 live births | North Korea |
| 2000s | 56.33 per 1,000 live births | 25.93 per 1,000 live births | 30.4 per 1,000 live births | North Korea |
| 2010s | 24.84 per 1,000 live births | 20.25 per 1,000 live births | 4.59 per 1,000 live births | North Korea |
| 2020s | 19.22 per 1,000 live births | 18.9 per 1,000 live births | 0.32 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 Vanuatu?
- North Korea, at 18.4 per 1,000 live births against 18.3 per 1,000 live births in Vanuatu as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between North Korea and Vanuatu?
- 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Vanuatu?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Vanuatu rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- North Korea ranks 88th and Vanuatu 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, 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.