Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Suriname: Youth mortality rate

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2.03 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Suriname
1.98 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
87th
Suriname rank
89th

Youth mortality rate over time

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
  • Suriname
2.557.51012.5199020072024

How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 2.03 deaths per 100 live births against 1.98 deaths per 100 live births in Suriname, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Suriname ahead.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 87th and Suriname ranks 89th of 199 countries.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Suriname Difference Ahead
1990s 8.49 deaths per 100 live births 4.2 deaths per 100 live births 4.29 deaths per 100 live births Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 6.13 deaths per 100 live births 3.03 deaths per 100 live births 3.1 deaths per 100 live births Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 2.72 deaths per 100 live births 2.4 deaths per 100 live births 0.3262 deaths per 100 live births Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s 2.12 deaths per 100 live births 2.06 deaths per 100 live births 0.067 deaths per 100 live births Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth mortality rate, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Suriname?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 2.03 deaths per 100 live births against 1.98 deaths per 100 live births in Suriname as of 2024.
What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Suriname?
0.05 deaths per 100 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 Suriname?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Suriname rank globally for youth mortality rate?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 87th and Suriname ranks 89th 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Youth mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 9,824 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.