Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male was 903 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
903
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
65th
of 197 countries
All-time high
2,179
in 2002
All-time low
903
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1990–2024

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1990200720241990: 2.0k1991: 1.9k1992: 1.8k1993: 1.6k1994: 1.6k1995: 2.1k1996: 2.0k1997: 2.1k1998: 2.1k1999: 2.1k2000: 2.1k2001: 2.2k2002: 2.2k2003: 1.5k2004: 1.5k2005: 1.5k2006: 1.5k2007: 1.6k2008: 1.5k2009: 1.5k2010: 1.5k2011: 1.5k2012: 1.4k2013: 1.3k2014: 1.3k2015: 1.2k2016: 1.2k2017: 1.1k2018: 1.1k2019: 1.0k2020: 9972021: 9722022: 9612023: 9542024: 903

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

The most recent figure for number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of is 903, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and down 29.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 2,179 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 903, in 2024.

That places Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 65th 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 15-19 years, male in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 1,951
1991 1,870 -4.2%
1992 1,752 -6.3%
1993 1,644 -6.2%
1994 1,576 -4.1%
1995 2,054 +30.3%
1996 2,029 -1.2%
1997 2,052 +1.1%
1998 2,088 +1.8%
1999 2,108 +1.0%
2000 2,140 +1.5%
2001 2,157 +0.8%
2002 2,179 +1.0%
2003 1,532 -29.7%
2004 1,532 +0.0%
2005 1,538 +0.4%
2006 1,546 +0.5%
2007 1,556 +0.6%
2008 1,540 -1.0%
2009 1,524 -1.0%
2010 1,496 -1.8%
2011 1,454 -2.8%
2012 1,403 -3.5%
2013 1,346 -4.1%
2014 1,288 -4.3%
2015 1,234 -4.2%
2016 1,190 -3.6%
2017 1,123 -5.6%
2018 1,079 -3.9%
2019 1,032 -4.4%
2020 997 -3.4%
2021 972 -2.5%
2022 961 -1.1%
2023 954 -0.7%
2024 903 -5.3%

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of compared with similar countries

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's 903 is below the median for low income countries, which is 2,331, 39% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's 903 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 157, 5.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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.

YearChange FromTo
1995 +30.3% 1,576 2,054
2003 -29.7% 2,179 1,532

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,912 1,576 2,108 10
2000s 1,724 1,524 2,179 10
2010s 1,264 1,032 1,496 10
2020s 957.4 903 997 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 903 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 15-19 years, male recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 2,179 in 2002.
What is the lowest number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 903 in 2024.
How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 65th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. 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 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 15-19 years, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male
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
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240 places, 8,400 data points, 1990–2024
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