Neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births fell 5.10% to 9.30 in Dem. People's Republic of Korea in 2019, 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 31.6 in 1996 and an all time low of 9.30 in 2019. When compared to Dem. People's Republic of Korea's main peers, neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births in China amounted to 3.70, 0.900 in Japan, 1.50 in South Korea and 10.2 in Vietnam in 2019.
Dem. People's Republic of Korea has been ranked 86th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births, 15 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Neonatal Mortality (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 | 17.2 | 16.4 | 15.6 | 14.9 | 14.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| China | 5.80 | 5.30 | 4.90 | 4.50 | 4.10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | 12.1 | 11.4 | 10.8 | 10.3 | 9.80 | |||||||||||||||||
| India | 27.0 | 25.9 | 24.8 | 23.7 | 22.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | 0.900 | 0.900 | 0.900 | 0.900 | 0.900 | |||||||||||||||||
| Laos | 25.5 | 24.8 | 24.1 | 23.5 | 22.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Russia | 4.40 | 4.00 | 3.50 | 3.20 | 2.90 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | 1.70 | 1.60 | 1.60 | 1.60 | 1.50 | |||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | 6.40 | 6.10 | 5.90 | 5.60 | 5.40 | |||||||||||||||||
| USA | 4.00 | 3.90 | 3.80 | 3.80 | 3.70 | |||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | 11.2 | 11.1 | 10.9 | 10.7 | 10.5 |
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