Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: Mortality rate, under-5

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
16.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Saint Kitts and Nevis
15.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
89th
Saint Kitts and Nevis rank
92nd

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
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How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of'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.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 89th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 92nd of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of averaged higher in 4 and Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 52.48 per 1,000 live births 20.55 per 1,000 live births 31.93 per 1,000 live births Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 22.55 per 1,000 live births 19 per 1,000 live births 3.55 per 1,000 live births Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s 17.44 per 1,000 live births 16.84 per 1,000 live births 0.6 per 1,000 live births Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Saint Kitts and Nevis?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
0.8 per 1,000 live births, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Saint Kitts and Nevis rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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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Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5 (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, 13,546 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.