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Health in North Korea

960 indicators covering health for North Korea.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Diphtheria tetanus toxoid and pertussis third-dose  (DTP3) 99.0% 2025 up 3.1% 1st
Measles-containing-vaccine first-dose (MCV1) immunization coverage 99.0% 2025 up 1.0% 1st
Hepatitis B (HepB3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) 99.0% 2025 up 3.1% 1st
Measles-containing-vaccine second-dose (MCV2) immunization coverage 99.0% 2025 up 16.5% 1st
Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) 16.6% 2024 down 29.1% 65th
Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) 283.2 2024 down 26.0% 62nd
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) 57.1 2024 up 98.3% 77th
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) 3.3% 2024 up 83.3% 132nd
People using safely managed drinking water services, urban 77.0% 2023 down 0.9% 46th
Mean HDL cholesterol, age-standardized 1.3 2018 unchanged 48th
Mean total cholesterol, crude 4.7 2018 unchanged 58th
Mean Non-HDL cholesterol, age-standardized 3.4 2018 unchanged 75th
Mean HDL cholesterol, crude 1.3 2018 unchanged 48th
Mean Non-HDL cholesterol, crude 3.4 2018 unchanged 74th
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized 4.7 2018 unchanged 57th
Prevalence of anemia among children 31.6% 2019 down 4.0% 81st
Adolescent mortality rate 1.66 2021 down 34.8% 89th
Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years 532 2021 down 45.2% 67th
Prevalence of current tobacco use 15.6% 2024 down 21.6% 102nd
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females 0.0% 2024 — 166th
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males 31.1% 2024 down 22.1% 72nd
BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) 99.0% 2025 up 2.1% 1st
Medical doctors per 1,000 people 3.63 per 1,000 people 2017 up 12.4% 40th
Physicians 3.63 per 1,000 people 2017 up 12.4% 40th
Vaccination coverage 99.0% 2024 up 6.5% 1st
Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and 6.0% 2024 up 200.0% 160th
Fraction 0.0008 2024 up 60.0% 115th
Deaths 1 2024 unchanged 90th
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural 1.2% 2023 down 90.4% 100th
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 37.01 2022 up 36.4% 147th
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 10.8 2022 up 62.4% 160th
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 9.34 2022 down 27.3% 38th
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 20.96 2022 up 54.6% 120th
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 9.16 2022 up 76.5% 100th
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 9.2 2022 down 5.0% 28th
Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases 71,277 2024 down 30.8% 20th
Mean BMI (kg/m²) 24.1 2016 up 3.4% 136th
Rubella - number of reported cases 0 2025 — 91st
Treatment success rate: new TB cases 88 2023 down 4.3% 63rd
Yellow fever - number of reported cases 0 2022 — 26th
Tuberculosis treatment success rate 88.0% 2023 down 4.3% 69th
Poliomyelitis - number of reported cases 0 2018 — 8th
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella 99.0% 2024 — 1st
Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years 1.75 2020 down 34.5% 89th
Terrorism deaths by region 0 deaths 2021 — 58th
Medical doctors 82,121 2024 down 6.5% 32nd
Mean systolic blood pressure 122.6 2015 down 0.2% 114th
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on infectious diseases 84 2023 up 5.0% 123rd
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on service capacity and access 83 2023 down 3.5% 79th
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on reproductive, maternal, newborn and 78 2023 down 7.1% 58th
UHC Service Coverage Index 77 2023 unchanged 70th
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on noncommunicable diseases 66 2023 up 6.5% 74th
Stillbirth rate 8.2 2023 down 13.3% 99th
Number of stillbirths 2,828 2023 down 12.5% 64th
Stillbirths 2,828 2023 down 12.5% 64th
Stillbirth rate 8.2 2023 down 13.3% 100th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against hepatitis B 3,420 one-year-olds 2023 down 85.1% 126th
Rotavirus vaccines completed dose (RotaC) immunization coverage among 0.0% 2025 — 138th
Smoking bans in public places 7 smoke-free public places 2022 up 133.3% 75th
Share of men who smoke or use other tobacco 31.1% 2024 down 22.1% 73rd