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North Korea

Overview

Health indicators, mortality rates, disease burden, and healthcare infrastructure data for North Korea.

Healthcare Quality

Oyster healthcare score
68
Oyster List · lineage unverified
Stored score on a 0–100 scale. Oyster List uses several healthcare proxy methods; this row does not record its input sources, observation year, or formula version. It cannot be identified as a direct WHO or World Bank score. Scoring limitations.

WHO Health Indicators

Browse the latest available value for each stored sex, age, other dimension and unit combination across these pages. Different scopes are separate series. Periods can be old; a recent import does not make an old period current. Future-dated periods are listed separately because the stored data does not identify observation versus projection status.

51 scoped series entries across 27 indicators. Up to 50 entries per page; category counts below refer to this page.

Suicide deaths
8.190312
Unit: deaths per 100 000 · Period: 2007
Sex: Female · Age: Total years
WHO data portal · Indicator: 16BBF41 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 16BBF41_3.4.2 - Suicide/408_16BBF41_Dataset_2024-01-08.csv
Suicide deaths
9.074099
Unit: deaths per 100 000 · Period: 2007
Sex: Male · Age: Total years
WHO data portal · Indicator: 16BBF41 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 16BBF41_3.4.2 - Suicide/408_16BBF41_Dataset_2024-01-08.csv
Suicide deaths
8.622052
Unit: deaths per 100 000 · Period: 2007
Sex: Total · Age: Total years
WHO data portal · Indicator: 16BBF41 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 16BBF41_3.4.2 - Suicide/408_16BBF41_Dataset_2024-01-08.csv
Non-communicable diseases deaths (age 30 to 70)
20.000000
Unit: % of 30 year olds · Period: 2005
Sex: Female · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: 1F96863 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 1F96863_3.4.1 - cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease/408_1F96863_Dataset_2024-12-18.csv
Non-communicable diseases deaths (age 30 to 70)
29.100000
Unit: % of 30 year olds · Period: 2005
Sex: Male · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: 1F96863 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 1F96863_3.4.1 - cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease/408_1F96863_Dataset_2024-12-18.csv
Non-communicable diseases deaths (age 30 to 70)
24.200000
Unit: % of 30 year olds · Period: 2005
Sex: Total · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: 1F96863 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 1F96863_3.4.1 - cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease/408_1F96863_Dataset_2024-12-18.csv
Mortality rate (under 5)
78.146340
Unit: per 1000 live births · Period: 1967
Sex: Female · Age: 0 to 4 years
WHO data portal · Indicator: 2322814 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 2322814_3.2.1 - Under-five mortality rate/408_2322814_Dataset_2024-05-15.csv
Mortality rate (under 5)
90.585078
Unit: per 1000 live births · Period: 1967
Sex: Male · Age: 0 to 4 years
WHO data portal · Indicator: 2322814 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 2322814_3.2.1 - Under-five mortality rate/408_2322814_Dataset_2024-05-15.csv
Mortality rate (under 5)
84.487697
Unit: per 1000 live births · Period: 1967
Sex: Total · Age: 0 to 4 years
WHO data portal · Indicator: 2322814 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 2322814_3.2.1 - Under-five mortality rate/408_2322814_Dataset_2024-05-15.csv
Homicide deaths
3.177300
Unit: deaths per 100 000 · Period: 2021
Sex: Female · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: 361734E · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 361734E_16.1.1 - Intentional homicide/408_361734E_Dataset_2024-01-08.csv
Homicide deaths
7.563489
Unit: deaths per 100 000 · Period: 2001
Sex: Male · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: 361734E · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 361734E_16.1.1 - Intentional homicide/408_361734E_Dataset_2024-01-08.csv
Poisoning deaths (unintentional)
0.967774
Unit: deaths per 100 000 · Period: 2021
Sex: Female · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: 84FD3DE · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 84FD3DE_3.9.3 - Unintentional poisoning/408_84FD3DE_Dataset_2024-01-08.csv
Poisoning deaths (unintentional)
1.309313
Unit: deaths per 100 000 · Period: 2006
Sex: Male · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: 84FD3DE · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 84FD3DE_3.9.3 - Unintentional poisoning/408_84FD3DE_Dataset_2024-01-08.csv
Mortality rate (neonetal)
17.591756
Unit: deaths per 1000 live births · Period: 2006
Sex: Total · Age: 0 to 27 days
WHO data portal · Indicator: A4C49D3 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: A4C49D3_3.2.2- Neonatal mortality rate/408_A4C49D3_Dataset_2024-05-16.csv
Maternal mortality ratio
71.717716
Unit: deaths per 100 000 live births · Period: 2021
Sex: Not specified · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: AC597B1 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: AC597B1_3.1.1 - Maternal mortality ratio/408_AC597B1_Dataset_2025-04-10.csv
Air pollution deaths (age-standardized)
179.689000
Unit: deaths per 100 000 · Period: 2018
Sex: Female · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: E2FC6D7 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: E2FC6D7_3.9.1 - Household and ambient air pollution/408_E2FC6D7_Dataset_2025-05-02.csv
Air pollution deaths (age-standardized)
274.434000
Unit: deaths per 100 000 · Period: 2018
Sex: Male · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: E2FC6D7 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: E2FC6D7_3.9.1 - Household and ambient air pollution/408_E2FC6D7_Dataset_2025-05-02.csv
Air pollution deaths (age-standardized)
216.230000
Unit: deaths per 100 000 · Period: 2018
Sex: Total · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: E2FC6D7 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: E2FC6D7_3.9.1 - Household and ambient air pollution/408_E2FC6D7_Dataset_2025-05-02.csv
Unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene services deaths
4.400000
Unit: deaths per 100 000 · Period: 2019
Sex: Female · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: ED50112 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: ED50112_3.9.2 - Unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene/408_ED50112_Dataset_2024-01-08.csv
Unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene services deaths
3.700000
Unit: deaths per 100 000 · Period: 2019
Sex: Male · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: ED50112 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: ED50112_3.9.2 - Unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene/408_ED50112_Dataset_2024-01-08.csv
Unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene services deaths
4.100000
Unit: deaths per 100 000 · Period: 2019
Sex: Total · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: ED50112 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: ED50112_3.9.2 - Unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene/408_ED50112_Dataset_2024-01-08.csv
Malaria cases
0.305971
Unit: cases per 1000 · Period: 2023
Sex: Not specified · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: 442CEA8 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 442CEA8_3.3.3 - Malaria/408_442CEA8_Dataset_2024-03-08.csv
Tuberculosis cases
513.000000
Unit: cases per 100 000 · Period: 2023
Sex: Not specified · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: C288D13 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: C288D13_3.3.2 - Tuberculosis/408_C288D13_Dataset_2024-01-08.csv
Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) in children (under 5)
0.200000
Unit: % of children · Period: 2020
Sex: Not specified · Age: 0 to 4 years
WHO data portal · Indicator: F513188 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: F513188_3.3.4 - Hepatitis B/408_F513188_Dataset_2025-05-01.csv
Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) in children (under 5)
6.410000
Unit: % of children · Period: 2020
Sex: Not specified · Age: Total years
WHO data portal · Indicator: F513188 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: F513188_3.3.4 - Hepatitis B/408_F513188_Dataset_2025-05-01.csv
Stunting in children (under 5)
16.300000
Unit: % of children · Period: 2022
Sex: Female · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: 5F8A486 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 5F8A486_2.2.1 - Stunting/408_5F8A486_Dataset_2025-05-08.csv
Tobacco use
0.000000
Unit: % of population · Period: 2025
Sex: Female · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: 75DDA77 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 75DDA77_3.A.1 - Age-standardized prevalence of tobacco use/408_75DDA77_Dataset_2024-01-17.csv
Tobacco use
0.000000
Unit: % of population · Period: 2030
Sex: Female · Age: Not specified

Future-dated period · Projection status not recorded; do not interpret as a current observation.

WHO data portal · Indicator: 75DDA77 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 75DDA77_3.A.1 - Age-standardized prevalence of tobacco use/408_75DDA77_Dataset_2024-01-17.csv
Tobacco use
30.700000
Unit: % of population · Period: 2025
Sex: Male · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: 75DDA77 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 75DDA77_3.A.1 - Age-standardized prevalence of tobacco use/408_75DDA77_Dataset_2024-01-17.csv
Tobacco use
27.300000
Unit: % of population · Period: 2030
Sex: Male · Age: Not specified

Future-dated period · Projection status not recorded; do not interpret as a current observation.

WHO data portal · Indicator: 75DDA77 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 75DDA77_3.A.1 - Age-standardized prevalence of tobacco use/408_75DDA77_Dataset_2024-01-17.csv
Tobacco use
15.400000
Unit: % of population · Period: 2025
Sex: Total · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: 75DDA77 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 75DDA77_3.A.1 - Age-standardized prevalence of tobacco use/408_75DDA77_Dataset_2024-01-17.csv
Tobacco use
13.600000
Unit: % of population · Period: 2030
Sex: Total · Age: Not specified

Future-dated period · Projection status not recorded; do not interpret as a current observation.

WHO data portal · Indicator: 75DDA77 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 75DDA77_3.A.1 - Age-standardized prevalence of tobacco use/408_75DDA77_Dataset_2024-01-17.csv
Obesity in adults (age 18+)
5.199354
Unit: % of adults · Period: 2002
Sex: Female · Age: 18 plus years
WHO data portal · Indicator: BEFA58B · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: BEFA58B/408_BEFA58B_Dataset_2024-02-29.csv
Obesity in adults (age 18+)
2.550395
Unit: % of adults · Period: 2002
Sex: Male · Age: 18 plus years
WHO data portal · Indicator: BEFA58B · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: BEFA58B/408_BEFA58B_Dataset_2024-02-29.csv
Obesity in adults (age 18+)
3.938798
Unit: % of adults · Period: 2002
Sex: Total · Age: 18 plus years
WHO data portal · Indicator: BEFA58B · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: BEFA58B/408_BEFA58B_Dataset_2024-02-29.csv
Obesity in children (age 5 to 19)
4.676954
Unit: % of children · Period: 2019
Sex: Female · Age: 10 to 19 years
WHO data portal · Indicator: EF93DDB · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: EF93DDB/408_EF93DDB_Dataset_2024-02-29.csv
Obesity in children (age 5 to 19)
8.317083
Unit: % of children · Period: 2019
Sex: Male · Age: 10 to 19 years
WHO data portal · Indicator: EF93DDB · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: EF93DDB/408_EF93DDB_Dataset_2024-02-29.csv
Obesity in children (age 5 to 19)
6.540085
Unit: % of children · Period: 2019
Sex: Total · Age: 10 to 19 years
WHO data portal · Indicator: EF93DDB · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: EF93DDB/408_EF93DDB_Dataset_2024-02-29.csv
Population using safely managed sanitation services
1.227910
Unit: % of population · Period: 2022
Sex: Not specified · Age: Not specified
Additional dimension 1: Rural
WHO data portal · Indicator: 12EE54A · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 12EE54A_6.2.1 - Safely managed sanitation & hand-washing/408_12EE54A_Dataset_2024-01-08.csv
Population using safely managed drinking-water services
48.832320
Unit: % of population · Period: 2022
Sex: Not specified · Age: Not specified
Additional dimension 1: Rural
WHO data portal · Indicator: 1548EA3 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 1548EA3_6.1.1 - Safely managed drinking water/408_1548EA3_Dataset_2024-01-08.csv
Population using safely managed drinking-water services
66.531400
Unit: % of population · Period: 2022
Sex: Not specified · Age: Not specified
Additional dimension 1: Total
WHO data portal · Indicator: 1548EA3 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 1548EA3_6.1.1 - Safely managed drinking water/408_1548EA3_Dataset_2024-01-08.csv
Population using safely managed drinking-water services
78.676030
Unit: % of population · Period: 2004
Sex: Not specified · Age: Not specified
Additional dimension 1: Urban
WHO data portal · Indicator: 1548EA3 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 1548EA3_6.1.1 - Safely managed drinking water/408_1548EA3_Dataset_2024-01-08.csv
Population with primary reliance on clean fuels
0.800000
Unit: % of population · Period: 2022
Sex: Not specified · Age: Not specified
Additional dimension 1: Rural
WHO data portal · Indicator: 6A64C9A · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 6A64C9A_7.1.2 - Clean fuels/408_6A64C9A_Dataset_2024-04-29.csv
Births attended by health personnel
100.000000
Unit: % of births · Period: 2017
Sex: Not specified · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: 1772666 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 1772666_3.1.2 - Births attended by skilled health personnel/408_1772666_Dataset_2025-04-07.csv
Density of doctors
36.280000
Unit: per 10 000 population · Period: 2017
Sex: Not specified · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: 217795A · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 217795A_3.C.1 - Health worker density and distribution/408_217795A_Dataset_2025-04-30.csv
Density of nurses and midwives
43.820000
Unit: per 10 000 population · Period: 2017
Sex: Not specified · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: 5C8435F · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 5C8435F_3.C.1 - Health worker density and distribution/408_5C8435F_Dataset_2025-04-30.csv
DTP3 immunization coverage (age 1)
99.000000
Unit: % of 1-year-olds · Period: 2023
Sex: Not specified · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: F8E084C · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: F8E084C_3.B.1 - Access to affordable medicines and vaccines/408_F8E084C_Dataset_2025-07-15.csv
Density of pharmacists
3.910000
Unit: per 10 000 population · Period: 2017
Sex: Not specified · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: 45CA7C8 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 45CA7C8_3.C.1 - Health worker density and distribution/408_45CA7C8_Dataset_2025-04-30.csv
Hypertension in adults (age 30 to 79)
25.200000
Unit: % of 30 - 79 year olds · Period: 2018
Sex: Female · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: 608DE39 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 608DE39/408_608DE39_Dataset_2024-01-08.csv
Family planning satisfied with modern methods
89.600000
Unit: % of women · Period: 2017
Sex: Female · Age: 15 to 49 years
WHO data portal · Indicator: 8074BD9 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 8074BD9_3.7.1 - Women satisfied with modern methods/408_8074BD9_Dataset_2025-05-06.csv

World Bank Health Indicators

Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, female 15+ years of age)
1.55
2020 · World Bank
Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, 15+ years of age)
3.87
2020 · World Bank
Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, male 15+ years of age)
6.29
2020 · World Bank
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (% of women ages 15-49)
27.50
2023 · World Bank
Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children ages 6-59 months)
31.60
2019 · World Bank
Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women (% of women ages 15-49)
27.40
2023 · World Bank
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total)
12.79
2019 · World Bank
Number of infant deaths
4989.00
2023 · World Bank
Number of infant deaths, female
2152.00
2023 · World Bank
Number of infant deaths, male
2837.00
2023 · World Bank
Cause of death, by injury (% of total)
6.81
2019 · World Bank
Number of under-five deaths
6196.00
2023 · World Bank
Number of under-five deaths, female
2682.00
2023 · World Bank
Number of under-five deaths, male
3514.00
2023 · World Bank
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total)
80.40
2019 · World Bank
Number of neonatal deaths
3295.00
2023 · World Bank
Number of stillbirths
2828.00
2023 · World Bank
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV (%)
48.10
2024 · World Bank
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
18.00
2023 · World Bank
Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births)
16.10
2023 · World Bank
Sources: WHO World Bank

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