Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection) in North Korea
North Korea: Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection) was 8.94 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
8.94
Change on year
down 7.3%
World rank
93rd
of 200 countries
All-time high
25.44
in 1995
All-time low
8.94
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in North Korea, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in North Korea stood at 8.94. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in North Korea peaked at 25.44 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 8.94, in 2024.
North Korea ranks 93rd of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection) in North Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21.3 | — |
| 1991 | 21.65 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 21.9 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 21.96 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 21.87 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 25.44 | +16.3% |
| 1996 | 25.22 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 24.83 | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 24.52 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 24.18 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 23.82 | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 23.53 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 23.16 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 18.63 | -19.6% |
| 2004 | 18.21 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 17.96 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 17.65 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 17.44 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 16.69 | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 16.1 | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 15.38 | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 14.61 | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 13.78 | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 12.91 | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 12.11 | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 11.42 | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 11.03 | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 10.22 | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 9.85 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 9.48 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 9.35 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 9.35 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 9.5 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 9.65 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 8.94 | -7.3% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 8.94 is below the median for low income countries, which is 23.75, 38% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 8.94 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.77, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.29 | 21.3 | 25.44 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.32 | 16.1 | 23.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.08 | 9.48 | 15.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.36 | 8.94 | 9.65 | 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 neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in North Korea?
- Neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in North Korea was 8.94 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 25.44 in 1995.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.94 in 2024.
- How does North Korea rank for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates?
- North Korea ranks 93rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. 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 Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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