Mortality from ncds gender in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea: Mortality from ncds gender was 28.5 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
28.5
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
32nd
of 185 countries
All-time high
32.7
in 2015
All-time low
28.5
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Mortality from ncds gender in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, 2000–2021

01020302000201020212000: 28.82001: 28.62002: 29.22003: 28.82004: 29.22005: 29.12006: 28.82007: 30.22008: 31.42009: 31.82010: 32.32011: 32.52012: 32.32013: 32.42014: 32.42015: 32.72016: 32.12017: 30.92018: 29.82019: 29.82020: 29.72021: 28.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, mortality from ncds gender in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea stood at 28.5. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality from ncds gender in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea peaked at 32.7 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 28.5, in 2021.

That places Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 32nd out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Mortality from ncds gender in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, year by year

Annual values for Mortality from ncds gender in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 28.8
2001 28.6 -0.7%
2002 29.2 +2.1%
2003 28.8 -1.4%
2004 29.2 +1.4%
2005 29.1 -0.3%
2006 28.8 -1.0%
2007 30.2 +4.9%
2008 31.4 +4.0%
2009 31.8 +1.3%
2010 32.3 +1.6%
2011 32.5 +0.6%
2012 32.3 -0.6%
2013 32.4 +0.3%
2014 32.4 +0.0%
2015 32.7 +0.9%
2016 32.1 -1.8%
2017 30.9 -3.7%
2018 29.8 -3.6%
2019 29.8 +0.0%
2020 29.7 -0.3%
2021 28.5 -4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 29.59 28.6 31.8 10
2010s 31.72 29.8 32.7 10
2020s 29.1 28.5 29.7 2

Countries ranked near Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality from ncds gender in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?
Mortality from ncds gender in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea was 28.5 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest mortality from ncds gender recorded in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 32.7 in 2015.
What is the lowest mortality from ncds gender recorded in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 28.5 in 2021.
How does Democratic People’s Republic of Korea rank for mortality from ncds gender?
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ranks 32nd out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
Is mortality from ncds gender rising or falling in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Democratic People’s Republic of Korea data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality from ncds gender. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Mortality from ncds gender
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 4,070 data points, 2000–2021
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