Health in North Korea 960 indicators covering health for North Korea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause 1,110 2021 down 43.7% 72nd Premature deaths due to noncommunicable diseases (NCD) as a 41.02 2021 down 10.3% 113th Total NCD Deaths 209,833 2021 up 13.6% 33rd Probability (%) of dying between age 30 and exact age 70 from any of 23.7% 2021 down 11.9% 41st Life expectancy at age 60 19.11 2021 up 7.6% 72nd Age-standardized NCD mortality rate 584.05 2021 down 16.0% 67th Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning 1.26 2021 down 10.1% 36th Life expectancy at birth 72.64 2021 up 3.4% 87th Adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years) 163.65 2021 down 5.2% 97th Previously treated cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB 5.1% 2024 up 121.7% 169th Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 14.88 2021 up 7.2% 59th nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n 0.0128 2021 down 41.8% 94th nLx - person-years lived between ages x and x+n 98,865 2021 up 0.8% 92nd lx - number of people left alive at age x 100,000 2021 unchanged 1st nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n 0.0126 2021 down 41.3% 94th Tx - person-years lived above age x 7.26 million 2021 up 3.4% 87th Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth 64.73 2021 up 3.1% 61st ex - expectation of life at age x 72.64 2021 up 3.4% 87th ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n 1,261 2021 down 41.3% 94th 3.2.2 Neonatal mortality rate 8.2 2021 down 44.6% 103rd 3.2.1 Under-five mortality rate 15.4 2021 down 44.4% 96th Burden of disease 35,831 DALYs per 100,000 people 2021 up 0.9% 96th Total disease burden 9.31 million DALYs 2021 up 5.7% 58th Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders 112.39 DALYs per 100,000 people 2021 down 4.7% 69th Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate 1.44 2021 up 8.3% 190th Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year 93,597 2021 down 5.5% 12th Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are 36,645 2021 down 2.2% 12th Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have 17,539 2021 up 4.2% 9th Cases started on MDR-TB treatment 254 2024 up 19.8% 46th Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are 33,229 2021 up 6.2% 18th Raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/L) 5.9 2014 up 7.3% 164th Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 5.03 2014 up 1.4% 150th Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) 6.2 2014 up 17.0% 141st Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs 5.30 million 2024 down 6.1% 40th Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus 75 2015 down 34.2% 45th Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of 11.53 2019 down 31.8% 134th Number of new leprosy cases 0 2024 — 130th Pharmacists 5.4 2024 up 47.5% 67th Inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (IPV1) immunization coverage 99.0% 2025 up 22.2% 1st 3.1.1 Maternal mortality ratio 107 2020 down 17.8% 66th Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate 2.58 million 2030 down 19.8% 38th 2.2.2a Prevalence of overweight among children under 5 2.8 2022 up 75.0% 134th 2.2.1 Prevalence of stunting among children under 5 16.8 2022 down 34.6% 66th Incidence of malaria 0.51 per 1,000 population at risk 2024 down 51.9% 65th Concentrations of fine particulate matter 25.84 2023 down 50.0% 59th Death rate due to road traffic injuries 24.2 per 100,000 population 2019 up 3.9% 49th New or unknown treatment history cases: Pulmonary, bacteriologically 19,645 2023 down 41.5% 24th Medical doctors not further defined 94,604 2019 up 18.4% 12th Constant stillbirth rate 8.2 2030 unchanged 100th ENAP target met stillbirth rate 6.67 2030 down 16.2% 104th Stillbirth rate high-income country 2.8 2030 down 60.2% 1st Stillbirths remain constant projection 2,486 2030 down 11.8% 67th Stillbirth maintained projection 2,020 2030 down 26.1% 68th Stillbirth ENAP 2030 target met projection 2,020 2030 down 26.1% 68th Stillbirth high-income country average rate matched projection 844 2030 down 65.0% 70th Stillbirth rate current trends 6.67 2030 down 16.2% 104th Life satisfaction vs. life expectancy 73.64 years 2023 up 2.5% 133rd Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence 12.2% 2030 down 20.8% 87th Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) 11.6% 2030 down 23.2% 90th Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV 0 patients 2021 — 160th ← Previous Page 14 of 16 Next →