Number of deaths ages 10-14 years, male in North Korea
North Korea: Number of deaths ages 10-14 years, male was 357 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years, male in North Korea, 1990–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 357 for number of deaths ages 10-14 years, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 10-14 years, male in North Korea peaked at 1,323 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 357, in 2024.
That places North Korea 68th out of 197 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 deaths ages 10-14 years, male in North Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 691 | — |
| 1991 | 698 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 714 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 732 | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 743 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 1,303 | +75.4% |
| 1996 | 1,308 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 1,308 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1,311 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 1,311 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,313 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1,317 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1,323 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 729 | -44.9% |
| 2004 | 726 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 722 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 716 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 708 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 684 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 661 | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 634 | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 602 | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 569 | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 535 | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 500 | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 468 | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 445 | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 412 | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 395 | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 379 | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 372 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 371 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 374 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 377 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 357 | -5.3% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 357 is below the median for low income countries, which is 1,675, 21% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 357 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 76.5, 4.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths ages 10-14 years, male 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 | +75.4% | 743 | 1,303 |
| 2003 | -44.9% | 1,323 | 729 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,012 | 691 | 1,311 | 10 |
| 2000s | 889.9 | 661 | 1,323 | 10 |
| 2010s | 493.9 | 379 | 634 | 10 |
| 2020s | 370.2 | 357 | 377 | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More health data for North Korea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 767 (2100)
- 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)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2022)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2022)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate -0.1528 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6836 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.073 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 10-14 years, male in North Korea?
- Number of deaths ages 10-14 years, male in North Korea was 357 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 10-14 years, male recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1,323 in 2002.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 10-14 years, male recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 357 in 2024.
- How does North Korea rank for number of deaths ages 10-14 years, male?
- North Korea ranks 68th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 10-14 years, male rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of deaths ages 10-14 years, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of male adolescents ages 10-14 years