North Korea vs Mexico: Neonatal mortality rate

North Korea
0.7%
in 2019
Mexico
0.7%
in 2019
North Korea rank
106th
Mexico rank
103rd

Neonatal mortality rate over time

  • North Korea
  • Mexico
02468195019842019

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in North Korea, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was North Korea ahead.

North Korea ranks 106th and Mexico ranks 103rd of 204 countries.

North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Mexico Difference Ahead
1950s 6.3% 4.3% 1.9% North Korea
1960s 4.8% 3.7% 1.1% North Korea
1970s 3.5% 3.1% 0.4% North Korea
1980s 2.5% 2.3% 0.2% North Korea
1990s 2.0% 1.7% 0.3% North Korea
2000s 1.7% 1.2% 0.5% North Korea
2010s 1.0% 0.9% 0.1% North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, North Korea or Mexico?
Mexico, at 0.7% against 0.7% in North Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between North Korea and Mexico?
0.0%, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Mexico?
70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do North Korea and Mexico rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
North Korea ranks 106th and Mexico ranks 103rd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Neonatal mortality rate
Unit
%
Source
IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed

Probability of death between 0 and 27 days.