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
Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in North Korea, 2000–2015
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 148.2 | 97 | 276 | 10 |
| 2010s | 83 | 75 | 92 | 6 |
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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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About this data
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.