Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in North Korea
North Korea: Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) was 8.89 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 15-24 in North Korea, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate age 15-24 in North Korea stood at 8.89. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 15-24 in North Korea peaked at 23.47 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 8.89, in 2024.
That places North Korea 98th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in North Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.16 | — |
| 1991 | 14.34 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 14.46 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 14.51 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 14.47 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 23.47 | +62.2% |
| 1996 | 23.3 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 23.12 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 22.96 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 22.78 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 22.61 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 22.47 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 22.32 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 12.99 | -41.8% |
| 2004 | 12.84 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 12.75 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 12.64 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 12.57 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 12.29 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 12.06 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 11.79 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 11.48 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 11.14 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 10.77 | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 10.42 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 10.11 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 9.93 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 9.55 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 9.36 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 9.17 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 9.1 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 9.1 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 9.18 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 9.25 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 8.89 | -3.9% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 8.89 is below the median for low income countries, which is 18.93, 47% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 8.89 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.06, 98% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) 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 | +62.2% | 14.47 | 23.47 |
| 2003 | -41.8% | 22.32 | 12.99 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.76 | 14.16 | 23.47 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.55 | 12.06 | 22.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.37 | 9.17 | 11.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.11 | 8.89 | 9.25 | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More health data for North Korea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2456 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 767 (2100)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5049 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.1972 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1271 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0541 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.073 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 15-24 in North Korea?
- Mortality rate age 15-24 in North Korea was 8.89 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 15-24 recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 23.47 in 1995.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 15-24 recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.89 in 2024.
- How does North Korea rank for mortality rate age 15-24?
- North Korea ranks 98th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 15-24 rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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