North Korea vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
North Korea
16.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Saint Kitts and Nevis
15.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
North Korea rank
89th
Saint Kitts and Nevis rank
92nd
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) over time
- North Korea
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 16.7 per 1,000 live births against 15.9 per 1,000 live births in Saint Kitts and Nevis, a difference of 0.8 per 1,000 live births.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times Saint Kitts and Nevis's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
North Korea ranks 89th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 92nd of 197 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 4 and Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 50.74 per 1,000 live births | 57.6 per 1,000 live births | 6.86 per 1,000 live births | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1980s | 38.61 per 1,000 live births | 39.69 per 1,000 live births | 1.08 per 1,000 live births | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1990s | 73.36 per 1,000 live births | 27.67 per 1,000 live births | 45.69 per 1,000 live births | North Korea |
| 2000s | 52.48 per 1,000 live births | 20.55 per 1,000 live births | 31.93 per 1,000 live births | North Korea |
| 2010s | 22.55 per 1,000 live births | 19 per 1,000 live births | 3.55 per 1,000 live births | North Korea |
| 2020s | 17.44 per 1,000 live births | 16.84 per 1,000 live births | 0.6 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, North Korea or Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- North Korea, at 16.7 per 1,000 live births against 15.9 per 1,000 live births in Saint Kitts and Nevis as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between North Korea and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 0.8 per 1,000 live births, with North Korea 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, under-5?
- North Korea ranks 89th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 92nd 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 (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 is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.