Neonatal mortality wdi in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Neonatal mortality wdi was 0.8945 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality wdi in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1989–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of recorded 0.8945 for neonatal mortality wdi in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality wdi in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 2.54 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.8945, in 2024.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 92nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality wdi in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 2.09 | — |
| 1990 | 2.13 | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 2.17 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 2.19 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 2.2 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 2.19 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 2.54 | +16.3% |
| 1996 | 2.52 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 2.48 | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 2.45 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 2.42 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 2.38 | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 2.35 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 2.32 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.86 | -19.6% |
| 2004 | 1.82 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 1.8 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.77 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 1.74 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.67 | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 1.61 | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 1.54 | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 1.46 | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 1.38 | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 1.29 | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 1.21 | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 1.14 | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 1.1 | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 1.02 | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9853 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9479 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9346 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9351 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9502 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9653 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.8945 | -7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.09 | 2.09 | 2.09 | 1 |
| 1990s | 2.33 | 2.13 | 2.54 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.93 | 1.61 | 2.38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 | 0.9479 | 1.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9359 | 0.8945 | 0.9653 | 5 |
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More health data for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 767 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2456 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,462 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4951 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.3494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 174,844 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 168,398 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality wdi in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Neonatal mortality wdi in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 0.8945 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality wdi recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 2.54 in 1995.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality wdi recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8945 in 2024.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for neonatal mortality wdi?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 92nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality wdi rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality wdi. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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