Crude death rate in North Korea
The crude death rate in North Korea was 9.9 per 1,000 people in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2002.
North Korea, 2024
9.9
Change from 2023
+0.2per 1,000 people
World, 2024
7.6 per 1,000 people
Position in 2024
43rd of 217
Crude death rate in North Korea over time
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Deaths per 1,000 people. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | North Korea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9.9 per 1,000 people | 7.6 per 1,000 people |
| 2023 | 9.7 per 1,000 people | 7.6 per 1,000 people |
| 2022 | 9.5 per 1,000 people | 7.7 per 1,000 people |
| 2021 | 9.5 per 1,000 people | 8.7 per 1,000 people |
| 2020 | 9.7 per 1,000 people | 8.0 per 1,000 people |
| 2019 | 9.3 per 1,000 people | 7.5 per 1,000 people |
| 2018 | 9.1 per 1,000 people | 7.5 per 1,000 people |
| 2017 | 8.8 per 1,000 people | 7.5 per 1,000 people |
| 2016 | 8.6 per 1,000 people | 7.5 per 1,000 people |
| 2015 | 8.4 per 1,000 people | 7.6 per 1,000 people |
| 2014 | 8.4 per 1,000 people | 7.6 per 1,000 people |
| 2013 | 8.5 per 1,000 people | 7.6 per 1,000 people |
| 2012 | 8.6 per 1,000 people | 7.7 per 1,000 people |
| 2011 | 8.7 per 1,000 people | 7.8 per 1,000 people |
| 2010 | 8.8 per 1,000 people | 7.8 per 1,000 people |
| 2009 | 8.9 per 1,000 people | 7.9 per 1,000 people |
| 2008 | 9.0 per 1,000 people | 8.0 per 1,000 people |
| 2007 | 9.0 per 1,000 people | 8.0 per 1,000 people |
| 2006 | 8.8 per 1,000 people | 8.1 per 1,000 people |
| 2005 | 8.5 per 1,000 people | 8.1 per 1,000 people |
| 2004 | 8.2 per 1,000 people | 8.2 per 1,000 people |
| 2003 | 7.9 per 1,000 people | 8.3 per 1,000 people |
| 2002 | 11.1 per 1,000 people | 8.4 per 1,000 people |
| 2001 | 10.9 per 1,000 people | 8.4 per 1,000 people |
| 2000 | 10.7 per 1,000 people | 8.5 per 1,000 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 from 9.7 per 1,000 people in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 8.4 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by +1.4.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, North Korea has the 43rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 7.6 per 1,000 people.
More for North Korea
All statistics for North Korea
Life expectancy at birth
73.7 years
2024 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
26,418,204 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
36.0 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.78 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
0.32%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
26,571,036 people
2025 · World Bank