Neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births rose 1.05% to 9.60 in Dem. People's Republic of Korea in 2023, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births in Dem. People's Republic of Korea reached an all time high of 39.1 in 1995 and an all time low of 9.30 in 2021. When compared to Dem. People's Republic of Korea's main peers, neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births in China amounted to 2.80, 0.800 in Japan, 1.20 in South Korea and 10.3 in Vietnam in 2023.
Dem. People's Republic of Korea has been ranked 81st within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births, 6 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Neonatal Mortality (Per 1,000 Live Births) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Cambodia | 15.0 | 14.4 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 12.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| China | 4.40 | 4.10 | 3.80 | 3.50 | 3.20 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | 10.2 | 9.80 | 9.50 | 9.30 | 9.30 | |||||||||||||||||
| India | 23.8 | 22.7 | 21.4 | 20.2 | 19.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | 0.900 | 0.900 | 0.800 | 0.800 | 0.800 | |||||||||||||||||
| Laos | 23.2 | 22.6 | 22.0 | 21.5 | 21.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Russia | 3.20 | 2.90 | 2.60 | 2.30 | 2.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | 1.60 | 1.50 | 1.40 | 1.40 | 1.30 | |||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | 6.20 | 6.00 | 5.80 | 5.70 | 5.50 | |||||||||||||||||
| USA | 3.80 | 3.80 | 3.70 | 3.60 | 3.50 | |||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | 11.0 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 10.6 |
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