Dem. People's Rep. Korea - Mortality rate
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
The value for Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) in Dem. People's Rep. Korea was 16.50 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 35 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 75.70 in 1997 and a minimum value of 16.50 in 2020.
Definition: Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.
Source: Estimates Developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1985 | 35.10 |
| 1986 | 34.70 |
| 1987 | 35.20 |
| 1988 | 36.80 |
| 1989 | 39.50 |
| 1990 | 43.40 |
| 1991 | 48.60 |
| 1992 | 54.80 |
| 1993 | 61.30 |
| 1994 | 67.70 |
| 1995 | 72.80 |
| 1996 | 75.70 |
| 1997 | 75.70 |
| 1998 | 72.90 |
| 1999 | 67.40 |
| 2000 | 60.00 |
| 2001 | 52.10 |
| 2002 | 44.70 |
| 2003 | 38.90 |
| 2004 | 35.00 |
| 2005 | 33.00 |
| 2006 | 32.40 |
| 2007 | 32.20 |
| 2008 | 31.80 |
| 2009 | 31.00 |
| 2010 | 29.50 |
| 2011 | 27.70 |
| 2012 | 25.70 |
| 2013 | 24.00 |
| 2014 | 22.40 |
| 2015 | 21.10 |
| 2016 | 20.00 |
| 2017 | 19.00 |
| 2018 | 18.20 |
| 2019 | 17.30 |
| 2020 | 16.50 |
Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births)
The value for Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) in Dem. People's Rep. Korea was 14.80 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 35 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 70.40 in 1997 and a minimum value of 14.80 in 2020.
Definition: Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.
Source: Estimates Developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1985 | 31.60 |
| 1986 | 31.20 |
| 1987 | 31.70 |
| 1988 | 33.20 |
| 1989 | 35.80 |
| 1990 | 39.40 |
| 1991 | 44.40 |
| 1992 | 50.20 |
| 1993 | 56.50 |
| 1994 | 62.60 |
| 1995 | 67.60 |
| 1996 | 70.40 |
| 1997 | 70.40 |
| 1998 | 67.60 |
| 1999 | 62.30 |
| 2000 | 55.20 |
| 2001 | 47.70 |
| 2002 | 40.60 |
| 2003 | 35.10 |
| 2004 | 31.50 |
| 2005 | 29.60 |
| 2006 | 29.00 |
| 2007 | 28.90 |
| 2008 | 28.50 |
| 2009 | 27.80 |
| 2010 | 26.50 |
| 2011 | 24.70 |
| 2012 | 23.00 |
| 2013 | 21.40 |
| 2014 | 20.00 |
| 2015 | 18.80 |
| 2016 | 17.80 |
| 2017 | 17.00 |
| 2018 | 16.20 |
| 2019 | 15.40 |
| 2020 | 14.80 |
Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births)
The value for Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) in Dem. People's Rep. Korea was 18.20 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 35 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 80.90 in 1997 and a minimum value of 18.20 in 2020.
Definition: Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.
Source: Estimates Developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1985 | 38.50 |
| 1986 | 38.00 |
| 1987 | 38.50 |
| 1988 | 40.30 |
| 1989 | 43.10 |
| 1990 | 47.30 |
| 1991 | 52.80 |
| 1992 | 59.20 |
| 1993 | 66.00 |
| 1994 | 72.70 |
| 1995 | 77.90 |
| 1996 | 80.90 |
| 1997 | 80.90 |
| 1998 | 78.00 |
| 1999 | 72.30 |
| 2000 | 64.70 |
| 2001 | 56.30 |
| 2002 | 48.60 |
| 2003 | 42.50 |
| 2004 | 38.40 |
| 2005 | 36.20 |
| 2006 | 35.60 |
| 2007 | 35.40 |
| 2008 | 35.00 |
| 2009 | 34.00 |
| 2010 | 32.50 |
| 2011 | 30.50 |
| 2012 | 28.40 |
| 2013 | 26.40 |
| 2014 | 24.70 |
| 2015 | 23.30 |
| 2016 | 22.10 |
| 2017 | 21.00 |
| 2018 | 20.00 |
| 2019 | 19.10 |
| 2020 | 18.20 |
Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)
The value for Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) in Dem. People's Rep. Korea was 8.90 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 31.60 in 1996 and a minimum value of 8.90 in 2020.
Definition: Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.
Source: Estimates Developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1989 | 20.80 |
| 1990 | 22.10 |
| 1991 | 23.80 |
| 1992 | 25.70 |
| 1993 | 27.70 |
| 1994 | 29.40 |
| 1995 | 30.80 |
| 1996 | 31.60 |
| 1997 | 31.50 |
| 1998 | 30.80 |
| 1999 | 29.40 |
| 2000 | 27.30 |
| 2001 | 24.90 |
| 2002 | 22.50 |
| 2003 | 20.50 |
| 2004 | 18.80 |
| 2005 | 17.70 |
| 2006 | 17.40 |
| 2007 | 17.40 |
| 2008 | 17.10 |
| 2009 | 16.70 |
| 2010 | 15.90 |
| 2011 | 14.90 |
| 2012 | 13.90 |
| 2013 | 12.90 |
| 2014 | 12.10 |
| 2015 | 11.40 |
| 2016 | 10.80 |
| 2017 | 10.30 |
| 2018 | 9.80 |
| 2019 | 9.30 |
| 2020 | 8.90 |
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults)
The value for Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) in Dem. People's Rep. Korea was 93.02 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 355.97 in 1960 and a minimum value of 82.75 in 1992.
Definition: Adult mortality rate, female, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old female dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.
Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) University of California, Berkeley, and Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research. The Human Mortality Database.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 355.97 |
| 1961 | 349.13 |
| 1962 | 342.29 |
| 1963 | 328.48 |
| 1964 | 314.66 |
| 1965 | 300.85 |
| 1966 | 287.03 |
| 1967 | 273.22 |
| 1968 | 261.27 |
| 1969 | 249.33 |
| 1970 | 237.38 |
| 1971 | 225.43 |
| 1972 | 213.49 |
| 1973 | 205.24 |
| 1974 | 196.99 |
| 1975 | 188.73 |
| 1976 | 180.48 |
| 1977 | 172.23 |
| 1978 | 167.47 |
| 1979 | 162.70 |
| 1980 | 157.94 |
| 1981 | 153.18 |
| 1982 | 148.41 |
| 1983 | 144.91 |
| 1984 | 141.42 |
| 1985 | 137.92 |
| 1986 | 134.42 |
| 1987 | 130.92 |
| 1988 | 121.29 |
| 1989 | 111.65 |
| 1990 | 102.02 |
| 1991 | 92.38 |
| 1992 | 82.75 |
| 1993 | 94.69 |
| 1994 | 106.63 |
| 1995 | 118.57 |
| 1996 | 130.51 |
| 1997 | 142.45 |
| 1998 | 139.84 |
| 1999 | 137.24 |
| 2000 | 134.64 |
| 2001 | 132.04 |
| 2002 | 129.44 |
| 2003 | 128.78 |
| 2004 | 128.12 |
| 2005 | 127.46 |
| 2006 | 126.80 |
| 2007 | 126.14 |
| 2008 | 122.05 |
| 2009 | 117.96 |
| 2010 | 113.87 |
| 2011 | 109.77 |
| 2012 | 105.68 |
| 2013 | 103.97 |
| 2014 | 102.26 |
| 2015 | 100.54 |
| 2016 | 98.83 |
| 2017 | 97.12 |
| 2018 | 95.76 |
| 2019 | 94.39 |
| 2020 | 93.02 |
Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults)
The value for Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) in Dem. People's Rep. Korea was 157.78 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 452.28 in 1960 and a minimum value of 152.92 in 1992.
Definition: Adult mortality rate, male, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old male dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.
Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) University of California, Berkeley, and Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research. The Human Mortality Database.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 452.28 |
| 1961 | 448.36 |
| 1962 | 444.44 |
| 1963 | 429.34 |
| 1964 | 414.23 |
| 1965 | 399.13 |
| 1966 | 384.03 |
| 1967 | 368.92 |
| 1968 | 355.57 |
| 1969 | 342.21 |
| 1970 | 328.86 |
| 1971 | 315.50 |
| 1972 | 302.15 |
| 1973 | 292.09 |
| 1974 | 282.03 |
| 1975 | 271.97 |
| 1976 | 261.91 |
| 1977 | 251.85 |
| 1978 | 245.69 |
| 1979 | 239.53 |
| 1980 | 233.37 |
| 1981 | 227.21 |
| 1982 | 221.05 |
| 1983 | 216.57 |
| 1984 | 212.08 |
| 1985 | 207.60 |
| 1986 | 203.11 |
| 1987 | 198.63 |
| 1988 | 189.49 |
| 1989 | 180.34 |
| 1990 | 171.20 |
| 1991 | 162.06 |
| 1992 | 152.92 |
| 1993 | 174.69 |
| 1994 | 196.46 |
| 1995 | 218.23 |
| 1996 | 240.00 |
| 1997 | 261.78 |
| 1998 | 251.67 |
| 1999 | 241.56 |
| 2000 | 231.45 |
| 2001 | 221.34 |
| 2002 | 211.23 |
| 2003 | 209.37 |
| 2004 | 207.51 |
| 2005 | 205.64 |
| 2006 | 203.78 |
| 2007 | 201.92 |
| 2008 | 196.71 |
| 2009 | 191.50 |
| 2010 | 186.30 |
| 2011 | 181.09 |
| 2012 | 175.88 |
| 2013 | 173.53 |
| 2014 | 171.17 |
| 2015 | 168.81 |
| 2016 | 166.46 |
| 2017 | 164.10 |
| 2018 | 161.97 |
| 2019 | 159.88 |
| 2020 | 157.78 |
Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births)
The value for Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) in Dem. People's Rep. Korea was 10.30 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 35 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 49.90 in 1997 and a minimum value of 10.30 in 2020.
Definition: Infant mortality rate, female is the number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 female live births in a given year.
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1985 | 24.70 |
| 1986 | 24.40 |
| 1987 | 24.70 |
| 1988 | 25.70 |
| 1989 | 27.40 |
| 1990 | 29.90 |
| 1991 | 33.10 |
| 1992 | 37.00 |
| 1993 | 41.00 |
| 1994 | 45.00 |
| 1995 | 48.20 |
| 1996 | 49.90 |
| 1997 | 49.90 |
| 1998 | 48.10 |
| 1999 | 44.60 |
| 2000 | 40.00 |
| 2001 | 35.10 |
| 2002 | 30.60 |
| 2003 | 27.10 |
| 2004 | 24.70 |
| 2005 | 23.50 |
| 2006 | 23.10 |
| 2007 | 22.80 |
| 2008 | 22.40 |
| 2009 | 21.60 |
| 2010 | 20.40 |
| 2011 | 19.00 |
| 2012 | 17.50 |
| 2013 | 16.20 |
| 2014 | 15.10 |
| 2015 | 14.10 |
| 2016 | 13.40 |
| 2017 | 12.70 |
| 2018 | 12.10 |
| 2019 | 11.60 |
| 2020 | 10.30 |
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
The value for Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) in Dem. People's Rep. Korea was 11.60 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 35 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 55.10 in 1996 and a minimum value of 11.60 in 2020.
Definition: Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1985 | 27.70 |
| 1986 | 27.40 |
| 1987 | 27.80 |
| 1988 | 28.90 |
| 1989 | 30.70 |
| 1990 | 33.40 |
| 1991 | 36.90 |
| 1992 | 41.10 |
| 1993 | 45.50 |
| 1994 | 49.80 |
| 1995 | 53.20 |
| 1996 | 55.10 |
| 1997 | 55.00 |
| 1998 | 53.10 |
| 1999 | 49.40 |
| 2000 | 44.50 |
| 2001 | 39.10 |
| 2002 | 34.20 |
| 2003 | 30.40 |
| 2004 | 27.80 |
| 2005 | 26.40 |
| 2006 | 26.00 |
| 2007 | 25.70 |
| 2008 | 25.20 |
| 2009 | 24.40 |
| 2010 | 23.10 |
| 2011 | 21.50 |
| 2012 | 19.80 |
| 2013 | 18.30 |
| 2014 | 17.00 |
| 2015 | 16.00 |
| 2016 | 15.10 |
| 2017 | 14.40 |
| 2018 | 13.70 |
| 2019 | 13.10 |
| 2020 | 11.60 |
Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births)
The value for Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births) in Dem. People's Rep. Korea was 12.90 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 35 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 60.00 in 1997 and a minimum value of 12.90 in 2020.
Definition: Infant mortality rate, male is the number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 male live births in a given year.
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1985 | 30.60 |
| 1986 | 30.30 |
| 1987 | 30.60 |
| 1988 | 31.80 |
| 1989 | 33.90 |
| 1990 | 36.80 |
| 1991 | 40.60 |
| 1992 | 45.10 |
| 1993 | 49.80 |
| 1994 | 54.40 |
| 1995 | 58.00 |
| 1996 | 60.00 |
| 1997 | 60.00 |
| 1998 | 57.90 |
| 1999 | 54.00 |
| 2000 | 48.70 |
| 2001 | 43.00 |
| 2002 | 37.70 |
| 2003 | 33.50 |
| 2004 | 30.70 |
| 2005 | 29.20 |
| 2006 | 28.70 |
| 2007 | 28.40 |
| 2008 | 27.90 |
| 2009 | 27.00 |
| 2010 | 25.50 |
| 2011 | 23.80 |
| 2012 | 22.00 |
| 2013 | 20.30 |
| 2014 | 18.90 |
| 2015 | 17.70 |
| 2016 | 16.70 |
| 2017 | 15.90 |
| 2018 | 15.20 |
| 2019 | 14.50 |
| 2020 | 12.90 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Mortality
