North Korea vs Vanuatu: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
North Korea
16.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Vanuatu
17.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
North Korea rank
89th
Vanuatu rank
87th
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) over time
- North Korea
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 17.1 per 1,000 live births against 16.7 per 1,000 live births in North Korea, a difference of 0.4 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Vanuatu ahead.
North Korea ranks 89th and Vanuatu ranks 87th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 3 and Vanuatu in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 96.04 per 1,000 live births | 133.43 per 1,000 live births | 37.39 per 1,000 live births | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 55.29 per 1,000 live births | 89.82 per 1,000 live births | 34.53 per 1,000 live births | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 38.61 per 1,000 live births | 50.55 per 1,000 live births | 11.94 per 1,000 live births | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 73.36 per 1,000 live births | 30.32 per 1,000 live births | 43.04 per 1,000 live births | North Korea |
| 2000s | 52.48 per 1,000 live births | 24.54 per 1,000 live births | 27.94 per 1,000 live births | North Korea |
| 2010s | 22.55 per 1,000 live births | 19.07 per 1,000 live births | 3.48 per 1,000 live births | North Korea |
| 2020s | 17.44 per 1,000 live births | 17.7 per 1,000 live births | 0.26 per 1,000 live births | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, North Korea or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 17.1 per 1,000 live births against 16.7 per 1,000 live births in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between North Korea and Vanuatu?
- 0.4 per 1,000 live births, with Vanuatu 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?
- North Korea ranks 89th and Vanuatu 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 (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.