Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths was 3,048 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2024, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of stood at 3,048 deaths. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 11,724 deaths in 1995 and was at its lowest, 3,048 deaths, in 2024.
That places Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 66th out of 199 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.
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9,188 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 9,554 deaths | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 9,770 deaths | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 9,865 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 9,988 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 11,724 deaths | +17.4% |
| 1996 | 11,557 deaths | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 11,132 deaths | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 10,785 deaths | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 10,378 deaths | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 9,883 deaths | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 9,474 deaths | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 8,909 deaths | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 6,880 deaths | -22.8% |
| 2004 | 6,454 deaths | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 6,097 deaths | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 6,066 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 5,957 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 5,753 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 5,374 deaths | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 5,109 deaths | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 4,865 deaths | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 4,625 deaths | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 4,367 deaths | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 4,133 deaths | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 3,919 deaths | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 3,813 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 3,555 deaths | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 3,430 deaths | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 3,308 deaths | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 3,270 deaths | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 3,255 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 3,289 deaths | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 3,303 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 3,048 deaths | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,394 deaths | 9,188 deaths | 11,724 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,085 deaths | 5,374 deaths | 9,883 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,112 deaths | 3,308 deaths | 5,109 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,233 deaths | 3,048 deaths | 3,303 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 3,048 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 11,724 deaths in 1995.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,048 deaths in 2024.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 66th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .