Infant mortality vs prenatal care in North Korea
North Korea: Infant mortality vs prenatal care was 1.33 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality vs prenatal care in North Korea, 1960–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 1.33 for infant mortality vs prenatal care in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality vs prenatal care in North Korea peaked at 8.18 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.33, in 2024.
North Korea ranks 94th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Infant mortality vs prenatal care in North Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.18 | — |
| 1961 | 7.93 | -3.1% |
| 1962 | 7.69 | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 7.44 | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 7.17 | -3.6% |
| 1965 | 6.87 | -4.2% |
| 1966 | 6.56 | -4.5% |
| 1967 | 6.23 | -5.0% |
| 1968 | 5.89 | -5.5% |
| 1969 | 5.57 | -5.4% |
| 1970 | 5.26 | -5.6% |
| 1971 | 4.98 | -5.3% |
| 1972 | 4.72 | -5.2% |
| 1973 | 4.48 | -5.1% |
| 1974 | 4.27 | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 4.07 | -4.7% |
| 1976 | 3.89 | -4.4% |
| 1977 | 3.73 | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 3.57 | -4.3% |
| 1979 | 3.43 | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 3.3 | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 3.18 | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 3.07 | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 2.99 | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 2.93 | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 2.9 | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 2.9 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2.96 | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 3.02 | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 3.1 | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 3.2 | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 3.27 | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 3.32 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 3.34 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 3.33 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 6.43 | +93.1% |
| 1996 | 6.34 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 6.23 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 6.14 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 6.04 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 5.94 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 5.86 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 5.77 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 2.73 | -52.7% |
| 2004 | 2.68 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 2.63 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 2.59 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 2.56 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 2.47 | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 2.39 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 2.29 | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 2.17 | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 2.06 | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 1.93 | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 1.82 | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 1.72 | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 1.65 | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 1.54 | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 1.48 | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 1.43 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 1.41 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.41 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.43 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 1.45 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 1.33 | -8.3% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 1.33 is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.3, 31% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 1.33 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.39, 96% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Infant mortality vs prenatal care in North Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +93.1% | 3.33 | 6.43 |
| 2003 | -52.7% | 5.77 | 2.73 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.95 | 5.57 | 8.18 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.24 | 3.43 | 5.26 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.04 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.76 | 3.2 | 6.43 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.56 | 2.39 | 5.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.81 | 1.43 | 2.29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.41 | 1.33 | 1.45 | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 91 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.39 compare
- 92 Mauritius 1.38 compare
- 93 Bhutan 1.37 compare
- 95 Seychelles 1.29 compare
- 96 Honduras 1.28 compare
- 96 Uzbekistan 1.28 compare
More health data for North Korea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 767 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2456 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3398 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 0.1729 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1893 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate -0.123 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3438 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate -0.1835 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.1972 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality vs prenatal care in North Korea?
- Infant mortality vs prenatal care in North Korea was 1.33 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality vs prenatal care recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 8.18 in 1960.
- What is the lowest infant mortality vs prenatal care recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.33 in 2024.
- How does North Korea rank for infant mortality vs prenatal care?
- North Korea ranks 94th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality vs prenatal care rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality vs prenatal care. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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