Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Dominican Republic or North Korea?

Dominican Republic, at 6,181 against 5,697 in North Korea as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Dominican Republic and North Korea?

484, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and North Korea?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs North Korea: Number of under-five deaths

Dominican Republic

6,181

in 2024

North Korea

5,697

in 2024

Dominican Republic rank

67th

North Korea rank

68th

Number of under-five deaths over time

Dominican Republic
North Korea

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 6,181 against 5,697 in North Korea, a difference of 484.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North Korea ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 67th and North Korea ranks 68th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 1 and North Korea in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	North Korea	Difference	Ahead
1960s	24,042	42,703	18,661	North Korea
1970s	20,101	25,271	5,170	North Korea
1980s	15,034	15,058	24	North Korea
1990s	10,690	32,820	22,131	North Korea
2000s	7,749	20,417	12,669	North Korea
2010s	7,450	7,636	186.6	North Korea
2020s	6,628	6,038	590.6	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Dominican Republic or North Korea?: Dominican Republic, at 6,181 against 5,697 in North Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Dominican Republic and North Korea?: 484, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and North Korea?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Dominican Republic and North Korea rank globally for number of under-five deaths?: Dominican Republic ranks 67th and North Korea ranks 68th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of under-five deaths
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, 13,104 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.