What is child mortality rate in North Korea?

Child mortality rate in North Korea was 1.67 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in North Korea?

The highest recorded value was 46.32 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in North Korea?

The lowest recorded value was 1.67 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does North Korea rank for child mortality rate?

North Korea ranks 90th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate rising or falling in North Korea?

Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this North Korea data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate in North Korea

Name: Child mortality rate in North Korea
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

North Korea: Child mortality rate was 1.67 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

1.67 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 7.2%

World rank

90th

of 200 countries

All-time high

46.32 deaths per 100 live births

in 1950

All-time low

1.67 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1950–2024

Child mortality rate in North Korea, 1950–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, child mortality rate in North Korea stood at 1.67 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.

That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in North Korea peaked at 46.32 deaths per 100 live births in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.67 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places North Korea 90th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	22.01 deaths per 100 live births	12.06 deaths per 100 live births	46.32 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	9.6 deaths per 100 live births	7.45 deaths per 100 live births	11.58 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	5.53 deaths per 100 live births	4.4 deaths per 100 live births	6.99 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	3.86 deaths per 100 live births	3.68 deaths per 100 live births	4.22 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	7.34 deaths per 100 live births	4.07 deaths per 100 live births	10.77 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	5.25 deaths per 100 live births	3 deaths per 100 live births	10.02 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	2.25 deaths per 100 live births	1.77 deaths per 100 live births	2.87 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	1.74 deaths per 100 live births	1.67 deaths per 100 live births	1.8 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near North Korea

88 Vanuatu 1.71 deaths per 100 live births compare
89 Kyrgyzstan 1.68 deaths per 100 live births compare
91 Moldova 1.65 deaths per 100 live births compare
92 Paraguay 1.63 deaths per 100 live births compare
93 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.59 deaths per 100 live births compare

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More health data for North Korea

Number of infants who die before age 1 767 deaths (2100)
Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,462 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 174,844 (2025)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 168,398 (2025)
Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 159,845 (2025)
Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 167,527 (2025)
Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 158,833 (2025)
Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 166,311 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in North Korea?: Child mortality rate in North Korea was 1.67 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in North Korea?: The highest recorded value was 46.32 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in North Korea?: The lowest recorded value was 1.67 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does North Korea rank for child mortality rate?: North Korea ranks 90th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate rising or falling in North Korea?: Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this North Korea data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.