North Korea vs Moldova: Child mortality rate
North Korea
1.67 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Moldova
1.65 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
North Korea rank
90th
Moldova rank
91st
Child mortality rate over time
- North Korea
- Moldova
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 1.67 deaths per 100 live births against 1.65 deaths per 100 live births in Moldova, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 90th and Moldova ranks 91st of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 4 and Moldova in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Moldova | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.37 deaths per 100 live births | 5.71 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3476 deaths per 100 live births | Moldova |
| 1980s | 3.86 deaths per 100 live births | 4.15 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2892 deaths per 100 live births | Moldova |
| 1990s | 7.34 deaths per 100 live births | 3.61 deaths per 100 live births | 3.72 deaths per 100 live births | North Korea |
| 2000s | 5.25 deaths per 100 live births | 2.23 deaths per 100 live births | 3.02 deaths per 100 live births | North Korea |
| 2010s | 2.26 deaths per 100 live births | 1.59 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6693 deaths per 100 live births | North Korea |
| 2020s | 1.75 deaths per 100 live births | 1.6 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1424 deaths per 100 live births | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, North Korea or Moldova?
- North Korea, at 1.67 deaths per 100 live births against 1.65 deaths per 100 live births in Moldova as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between North Korea and Moldova?
- 0.02 deaths per 100 live births, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Moldova?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Moldova rank globally for child mortality rate?
- North Korea ranks 90th and Moldova ranks 91st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .