Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in North Korea

North Korea: Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus was 75 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
75
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
45th
of 194 countries
All-time high
276
in 2000
All-time low
75
in 2015
Years of data
16
2000–2015

Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in North Korea, 2000–2015

501001502002503002000200720152000: 2762001: 2252002: 1812003: 1482004: 1252005: 1142006: 1092007: 1062008: 1012009: 972010: 922011: 882012: 842013: 812014: 782015: 75

Source: Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

North Korea recorded 75 for child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 34.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in North Korea peaked at 276 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 75, in 2015.

North Korea ranks 45th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in North Korea, year by year

Annual values for Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in North Korea, 2000 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2000 276
2001 225 -18.5%
2002 181 -19.6%
2003 148 -18.2%
2004 125 -15.5%
2005 114 -8.8%
2006 109 -4.4%
2007 106 -2.8%
2008 101 -4.7%
2009 97 -4.0%
2010 92 -5.2%
2011 88 -4.3%
2012 84 -4.5%
2013 81 -3.6%
2014 78 -3.7%
2015 75 -3.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 148.2 97 276 10
2010s 83 75 92 6

Countries ranked near North Korea

  1. 42 Eritrea 86 compare
  2. 43 Brazil 79 compare
  3. 44 Cameroon 76 compare
  4. 46 Mexico 69 compare
  5. 47 Iran 68 compare
  6. 48 Yemen 67 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in North Korea?
Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in North Korea was 75 in 2015, according to Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus recorded in North Korea?
The highest recorded value was 276 in 2000.
What is the lowest child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus recorded in North Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 75 in 2015.
How does North Korea rank for child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus?
North Korea ranks 45th out of 194 countries with data for 2015.
Is child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus rising or falling in North Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this North Korea data come from?
The figures come from Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus
Source
Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 3,104 data points, 2000–2015
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The estimated annual number of deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria in children under five. This is broken down by the type of disease caused by the bacteria. For example, 'meningitis' refers to the number of meningitis deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria.