Infant mortality rate (deaths/1,000 live births)

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Country200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020
North Korea54.8650.8547.1343.6840.4837.5234.7832.2429.8828.9528.0527.1126.2125.3424.523.6822.922.1321.420.6920
Definition of Infant mortality rate: This entry gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of December 1, 2020