What is the highest child mortality by income level of country recorded in North Korea?

The highest recorded value was 46.32 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.

What is the lowest child mortality by income level of country recorded in North Korea?

The lowest recorded value was 1.67 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does North Korea rank for child mortality by income level of country?

North Korea ranks 90th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality by income level of country rising or falling in North Korea?

Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this North Korea data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality by income level of country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality by income level of country in North Korea

Name: Child mortality by income level of country in North Korea
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

North Korea: Child mortality by income level of country was 1.67 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

1.67 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 7.4%

World rank

90th

of 199 countries

All-time high

46.32 deaths per 100 live births

in 1950

All-time low

1.67 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1950–2024

Child mortality by income level of country in North Korea, 1950–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for child mortality by income level of country in North Korea is 1.67 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.

The figure is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality by income level of country in North Korea peaked at 46.32 deaths per 100 live births in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.67 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

North Korea ranks 90th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	22.01 deaths per 100 live births	12.06 deaths per 100 live births	46.32 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	9.6 deaths per 100 live births	7.45 deaths per 100 live births	11.58 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	5.53 deaths per 100 live births	4.4 deaths per 100 live births	6.99 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	3.86 deaths per 100 live births	3.68 deaths per 100 live births	4.22 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	7.34 deaths per 100 live births	4.07 deaths per 100 live births	10.77 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	5.25 deaths per 100 live births	3 deaths per 100 live births	10.02 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	2.26 deaths per 100 live births	1.77 deaths per 100 live births	2.87 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	1.75 deaths per 100 live births	1.67 deaths per 100 live births	1.8 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near North Korea

87 Bhutan 1.72 deaths per 100 live births compare
88 Vanuatu 1.71 deaths per 100 live births compare
89 Kyrgyzstan 1.68 deaths per 100 live births compare
91 Moldova 1.65 deaths per 100 live births compare
92 Paraguay 1.63 deaths per 100 live births compare
93 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.59 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality by income level of country in North Korea?: Child mortality by income level of country in North Korea was 1.67 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality by income level of country recorded in North Korea?: The highest recorded value was 46.32 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.
What is the lowest child mortality by income level of country recorded in North Korea?: The lowest recorded value was 1.67 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does North Korea rank for child mortality by income level of country?: North Korea ranks 90th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality by income level of country rising or falling in North Korea?: Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this North Korea data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality by income level of country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality by income level of country
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .