North Korea vs Papua New Guinea: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 14.5 per 1,000 live births in North Korea and 32.2 per 1,000 live births in Papua New Guinea, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Papua New Guinea, by 17.6 per 1,000 live births, or 2.21 times that in North Korea.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

North KoreaPapua New GuineaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

Papua New Guinea has been higher since 2003, when it overtook North Korea.
In 2023, North Korea ranked 88 and Papua New Guinea ranked 37 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts North Korea at 4.9 per 1,000 live births and Papua New Guinea at 10.9 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

Every year

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Year	North Korea	Papua New Guinea	World
2023	14.5	32.2	27.3
2022	14.3	33.2	28.2
2021	14.1	34.3	28.4
2020	14.1	35.4	28.7
2019	14.3	36.5	29.2
2018	14.8	37.6	29.7
2017	15.4	38.6	30.3
2016	16.5	39.7	31.1
2015	17.2	40.8	32.1
2014	18.2	41.8	32.9
2013	19.3	42.8	33.9
2012	20.6	43.8	35
2011	21.7	44.8	36.8
2010	22.9	45.8	37.7
2009	23.9	46.8	39.1
2008	24.7	47.8	40.4
2007	25.6	48.9	42
2006	25.9	49.7	43.7
2005	26.4	50.7	45.4
2004	26.8	51.6	47.2
2003	27.3	52.5	48.8
2002	57.7	53.4	50.6
2001	58.6	54.2	52.2
2000	59.4	55	53.7
1999	60.4	55.9	55.5
1998	61.4	57.9	57.1
1997	62.4	57.6	58.3
1996	63.4	58.4	59.6
1995	64.3	59.2	60.8
1994	33.3	60.1	62
1993	33.4	61.1	62.9
1992	33.2	62.1	64.1
1991	32.7	63.2	64.9
1990	32	64.2	64.9
1989	31	65.2	66.2
1988	30.2	66.4	68
1987	29.6	67.5	68.6
1986	29.1	68.8	70.8
1985	29	70	72.9
1984	29.3	71.4	74.6
1983	29.9	73	76.1
1982	30.8	74.3	76.6
1981	31.8	75.9	78.7
1980	33	77.6	80.6
1979	34.3	79.5	82.5
1978	35.7	81.3	84.7
1977	37.3	83.4	86.4
1976	38.9	85.5	88.1
1975	40.7	87.7	89.6
1974	42.7	90.1	90.9
1973	44.8	92.5	92.1
1972	47.2	95.1	93.6
1971	49.8	97.9	96.1
1970	52.6	100.5	96.9
1969	55.7	103.3	98.3
1968	58.9	106.2	100.2
1967	62.3	109.2	103.1
1966	65.6	112.2	104.9
1965	68.7	115.3	106.4
1964	71.7	118.4	106.1
1963	74.4	121.6	107.7
1962	76.9	125.3	110.2
1961	79.3	128	121.5
1960	81.8	131.3	131.8
1959	84.7	134.5	125.7
1958	88.2	137.8	117.7
1957	92.6	141.1	120
1956	97.9	144.4	121.9
1955	104.2	147.7	124.8
1954	111.3	151.1	127.7
1953	132	154.6	130.1
1952	152.4	158.1	132.7
1951	213.1	170.2	136
1950	241.2	165.3	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	North Korea	Papua New Guinea	World
2024	13.310.6–16.9	31.724.9–37.5	26.9
2025	13.19.4–18.3	31.222.5–40	26.4
2026	12.88.6–19.5	30.820.5–41.4	25.9
2027	12.68–20.2	30.318.4–42.8	25.4
2028	12.37.6–21.1	29.817.4–43.9	24.9
2029	12.17.2–21.1	29.415.7–43.8	24.5
2030	11.86.8–21.7	2914.8–44.9	24
2031	11.66.4–22	28.613.6–46.2	23.6
2032	11.46.2–23	28.213–47.3	23.2
2033	11.25.9–23.2	27.812.1–47.8	22.8
2034	10.95.5–24	27.411.2–48.1	22.3
2035	10.75.2–23.5	27.110.8–49	21.9
2036	10.55–23.7	26.610.5–50.3	21.5
2037	10.34.8–24.4	26.210–50.1	21.1
2038	10.14.6–24.4	25.79.5–49.5	20.8
2039	9.94.4–24.4	25.38.9–50	20.4
2040	9.74.4–23.9	24.98.6–49.9	20
2041	9.54.3–24.5	24.58.4–50.7	19.7
2042	9.44.2–24.3	24.28–51.5	19.4
2043	9.24.1–24.6	23.87.5–51.8	19
2044	93.9–24.5	23.47.6–51.7	18.7
2045	8.83.8–24.9	23.17.3–52.8	18.4
2046	8.73.7–24.6	22.76.9–53.1	18.2
2047	8.53.6–24.7	22.36.9–53.8	17.9
2048	8.43.5–25.1	226.8–54.2	17.7
2049	8.23.4–25.3	21.76.4–53.3	17.5
2050	8.13.3–25.3	21.36.4–53.3	17.3
2051	7.93.2–25.1	216.1–53.4	17.1
2052	7.83.1–25.6	20.76–54.8	16.9
2053	7.73.1–25.1	20.36.1–55.5	16.7
2054	7.63.1–25.2	20.16–55.1	16.5
2055	7.53–24.6	19.75.7–54.6	16.3
2056	7.42.9–23.5	19.45.7–53.9	16.1
2057	7.32.9–24.1	19.15.4–53.9	15.9
2058	7.32.9–24.1	18.85.2–54.8	15.7
2059	7.22.9–24.5	18.55.2–55.3	15.5
2060	7.12.7–23.2	18.25–53.5	15.3
2061	72.8–23.6	184.9–54.1	15.1
2062	6.92.7–23.8	17.74.8–54.5	14.9
2063	6.92.6–22.6	17.44.7–54.2	14.7
2064	6.82.6–23.4	17.14.6–54.1	14.5
2065	6.72.6–23.4	16.94.4–53.5	14.3
2066	6.62.5–23.9	16.64.5–52.9	14.1
2067	6.62.5–23.3	16.44.4–52	13.9
2068	6.52.5–22.9	16.14.4–52.8	13.8
2069	6.42.5–22.7	15.94.3–52.3	13.6
2070	6.42.4–22.4	15.64.2–51.6	13.4
2071	6.32.4–22.9	15.44.1–52.4	13.2
2072	6.22.4–23.3	15.24–51.7	13
2073	6.22.3–23.3	154–52.4	12.9
2074	6.12.3–23.1	14.73.9–52.8	12.7
2075	62.3–23.2	14.53.8–52	12.6
2076	62.3–23.5	14.33.8–50.3	12.4
2077	5.92.2–23.3	14.13.7–49.7	12.3
2078	5.92.2–23.2	143.6–49.6	12.1
2079	5.82.2–23.2	13.83.6–49.5	12
2080	5.82.1–22.8	13.63.6–49.8	11.8
2081	5.72.1–22.7	13.43.5–49.9	11.7
2082	5.72–22.4	13.23.5–48.8	11.6
2083	5.62.1–22.3	13.13.4–48.2	11.5
2084	5.62.1–21.9	12.93.4–49	11.4
2085	5.52–21.7	12.83.4–49.4	11.3
2086	5.52–21.7	12.63.4–49.9	11.1
2087	5.42–21.5	12.53.3–50.3	11
2088	5.42–21.7	12.43.3–51.1	10.9
2089	5.32–21.8	12.23.3–49.7	10.8
2090	5.31.9–21.2	12.13.3–50.2	10.7
2091	5.21.9–21.3	123.2–51.1	10.6
2092	5.21.9–21.2	11.83.2–49.6	10.5
2093	5.11.9–21.7	11.73.2–50.8	10.4
2094	5.11.8–21.4	11.63.1–50.7	10.3
2095	5.11.8–21.2	11.53.1–50.4	10.1
2096	51.7–21	11.43–49.4	10
2097	51.7–21.3	11.23–49.9	9.9
2098	4.91.7–21.2	11.13–51	9.8
2099	4.91.7–21.3	112.9–49.1	9.7
2100	4.91.6–20.7	10.92.9–50.1	9.6

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Good to know

Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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