Health in North Korea 960 indicators covering health for North Korea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Deaths by age group 6,203 deaths 2023 down 23.9% 69th Life expectancy at birth, by sex 75.74 years 2023 up 1.9% 146th Prevalence of undernourishment 47.0% 2018 up 16.0% 3rd Immunization, measles second dose 99.0% 2024 up 30.3% 1st Number of maternal deaths 228.83 Deaths 2023 down 9.4% 67th Maternal mortality ratio 66.9 Deaths per 100 000 live births 2023 down 10.4% 81st Number of maternal deaths 228.83 2023 down 9.4% 67th Maternal mortality ratio 66.9 2023 down 10.4% 80th Tuberculosis treatment success rate 88.0% 2023 down 4.3% 67th Prevalence of hypertension, female 25.2% 2019 down 1.2% 175th Prevalence of hypertension, male 28.1% 2019 down 1.7% 180th Prevalence of hypertension 26.5% 2019 down 1.5% 185th Treatment for hypertension, female 46.9% 2019 up 7.1% 104th Treatment for hypertension, male 39.3% 2019 up 18.4% 74th Treatment for hypertension 43.0% 2019 up 11.4% 95th Mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to 30.62 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2019 down 23.1% 27th Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese 10.8% 2014 down 3.6% 34th Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2024 down 100.0% 130th Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.535 2024 down 1.1% 98th Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age 1,235 2024 down 25.7% 66th Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years 663 2024 down 22.9% 64th Deaths aged 15 to 19 1,273 2024 down 30.4% 69th Deaths aged 20 to 24 1,817 2024 down 23.2% 64th Deaths aged 5 to 9 663 2024 down 22.9% 64th Deaths aged 15 to 24 3,090 2024 down 26.3% 65th Deaths aged 10 to 14 572 2024 down 28.8% 68th Deaths aged 5 to 24 4,325 2024 down 26.2% 69th Deaths aged 10 to 19 1,845 2024 down 29.9% 69th Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates 8.94 2024 down 26.2% 93rd Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates 16.67 2024 down 26.4% 90th Mortality rate age 10-19 - UN IGME estimates 5.63 2024 down 16.9% 94th Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates 3,048 2024 down 26.3% 66th Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates 5,697 2024 down 25.4% 68th Deaths age 10 to 19 - UN IGME estimates 1,845 2024 down 29.9% 69th Mortality rate age 5-9 1.96 2024 down 24.6% 74th Deaths age 5 to 14 1,235 2024 down 25.7% 66th Deaths age 15 to 19 1,273 2024 down 30.4% 69th Deaths age 5 to 24 4,325 2024 down 26.2% 69th Mortality rate age 15-24 8.89 2024 down 14.7% 98th Deaths age 15 to 24 3,090 2024 down 26.3% 65th Mortality rate age 10-14 1.76 2024 down 20.0% 88th Mortality rate age 5-24 12.57 2024 down 17.1% 97th Deaths age 10 to 19 1,845 2024 down 29.9% 69th Deaths age 5 to 9 663 2024 down 22.9% 64th Mortality rate age 20-24 5.04 2024 down 14.2% 98th Deaths age 10 to 14 572 2024 down 28.8% 68th Mortality rate age 5-14 3.71 2024 down 22.5% 81st Deaths age 20 to 24 1,817 2024 down 23.2% 64th Mortality rate age 15-19 3.87 2024 down 15.5% 89th Mortality rate age 10-19 5.63 2024 down 16.9% 94th Number of deaths ages 10-19 years 1,845 2024 down 29.9% 69th Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female 264 2024 down 23.0% 66th Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male 399 2024 down 22.8% 63rd Number of deaths ages 10-14 years, female 215 2024 down 29.0% 69th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years, male 357 2024 down 28.6% 68th Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female 585 2024 down 30.6% 71st Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, male 1,260 2024 down 29.5% 68th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female 370 2024 down 31.5% 70th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male 903 2024 down 29.9% 65th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female 463 2024 down 22.7% 69th ← Previous Page 8 of 16 Next →