Number of neonatal deaths in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Number of neonatal deaths was 3,048 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of recorded 3,048 for number of neonatal deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 11,724 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 3,048, in 2024.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 66th of 197 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.
Number of neonatal deaths in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9,188 | — |
| 1991 | 9,554 | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 9,770 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 9,865 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 9,988 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 11,724 | +17.4% |
| 1996 | 11,557 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 11,132 | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 10,785 | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 10,378 | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 9,883 | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 9,474 | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 8,909 | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 6,880 | -22.8% |
| 2004 | 6,454 | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 6,097 | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 6,066 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 5,957 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 5,753 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 5,374 | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 5,109 | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 4,865 | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 4,625 | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 4,367 | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 4,133 | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 3,919 | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 3,813 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 3,555 | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 3,430 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 3,308 | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 3,270 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 3,255 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 3,289 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 3,303 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 3,048 | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,394 | 9,188 | 11,724 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,085 | 5,374 | 9,883 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,112 | 3,308 | 5,109 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,233 | 3,048 | 3,303 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 3,048 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 11,724 in 1995.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,048 in 2024.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 66th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal 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 UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.