Mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births fell 4.62% to 16.5 in Dem. People's Republic of Korea in 2020, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births in Dem. People's Republic of Korea reached an all time high of 75.7 in 1997 and an all time low of 16.5 in 2020. When compared to Dem. People's Republic of Korea's main peers, mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births in China amounted to 7.30, 2.50 in Japan, 3.00 in South Korea and 20.9 in Vietnam in 2020.
Dem. People's Republic of Korea has been ranked 83rd within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births, 12 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Mortality Rate, Under 5 Years (Per 1,000 Live Births) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Cambodia | 33.4 | 31.8 | 30.3 | 29.0 | 27.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| China | 11.6 | 10.7 | 9.90 | 9.20 | 8.50 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | 22.4 | 21.1 | 20.0 | 19.0 | 18.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| India | 46.2 | 43.5 | 41.0 | 38.6 | 36.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | 2.80 | 2.70 | 2.70 | 2.60 | 2.60 | |||||||||||||||||
| Laos | 56.3 | 53.8 | 51.5 | 49.4 | 47.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Russia | 8.90 | 8.20 | 7.50 | 6.90 | 6.30 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | 3.60 | 3.50 | 3.40 | 3.30 | 3.20 | |||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | 11.3 | 10.8 | 10.3 | 9.90 | 9.40 | |||||||||||||||||
| USA | 6.90 | 6.80 | 6.70 | 6.60 | 6.50 | |||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | 22.0 | 21.8 | 21.6 | 21.4 | 21.3 |
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