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Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of - Infant Mortality Rate 1961

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Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births · World Bank

79.3 −2.5 from 1960 Global rank: 57th

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of's infant mortality rate was 79.3 in 1961, decreased +2.5 from 81.8 in 1960. This was the 57th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1961▾

Infant Mortality Rate by Country - 1961
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Netherlands	16.0	-2.4%
2nd	Sweden	16.0	-1.8%
3rd	Iceland	17.0	-1.7%
4th	Norway	18.0	-2.2%
5th	Australia	20.0	-2.0%
6th	Finland	20.6	-5.9%
7th	Czechia	20.9	-1.4%
8th	Denmark	20.9	-1.9%
9th	Switzerland	21.3	-1.8%
10th	New Zealand	21.8	-3.5%
11th	France	22.4	-5.5%
12th	United Kingdom	22.6	-1.3%
13th	United States	25.5	-1.5%
14th	Canada	26.9	-3.2%
15th	Japan	27.9	-8.2%
16th	Belgium	28.3	-4.4%
17th	Slovak Republic	29.0	-5.2%
18th	Ireland	29.2	-3.9%
19th	Luxembourg	30.2	-4.7%
20th	Singapore	32.9	-7.1%
21st	Belarus	33.3	-9.8%
22nd	Russian Federation	33.9	-6.6%
23rd	Malta	34.5	-3.6%
24th	Austria	35.0	-5.9%
25th	Israel	36.7	-4.4%
26th	Cuba	36.8	0.8%
27th	Greece	38.0	-1.6%
28th	Bulgaria	40.5	-10.0%
29th	Italy	42.6	-3.6%
30th	Spain	44.9	-4.1%
31st	Hungary	45.9	-4.4%
32nd	Poland	53.7	-7.4%
33rd	Brunei Darussalam	55.2	-7.1%
34th	Sri Lanka	55.3	-3.3%
35th	Uruguay	55.6	-1.8%
36th	Grenada	57.2	-6.1%
37th	Fiji	58.2	-4.6%
38th	Antigua and Barbuda	58.5	-5.6%
39th	Philippines	59.4	-2.5%
40th	Trinidad and Tobago	60.1	-3.2%
41st	Jamaica	61.1	-4.1%
42nd	Paraguay	62.1	-0.5%
43rd	Lebanon	62.9	-3.2%
44th	Malaysia	63.9	-6.4%
45th	Panama	64.2	-2.3%
46th	Barbados	65.4	-7.0%
47th	Mauritius	66.1	-2.5%
48th	British Virgin Islands	66.4	-5.9%
49th	Romania	67.7	-9.2%
50th	Guyana	68.1	-3.4%
51st	Costa Rica	69.3	-2.3%
52nd	Seychelles	70.4	-1.8%
53rd	Korea	71.1	-3.3%
54th	Samoa	75.5	-3.7%
55th	Dominica	75.6	-7.7%
56th	Zimbabwe	78.0	-1.8%
57th	Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of	79.3	-3.1%
58th	Portugal	82.1	-2.5%
59th	Marshall Islands	84.7	-4.5%
60th	St. Lucia	86.4	-3.0%
61st	Sudan	91.3	-0.3%
62nd	Congo, Republic of	92.7	-2.6%
63rd	Colombia	92.8	-2.7%
64th	Micronesia, Federated States of	92.8	-3.8%
65th	Zambia	97.9	-1.2%
66th	Syrian Arab Republic	101.9	-3.1%
67th	Mexico	102.4	-2.8%
68th	Dominican Republic	102.5	-0.4%
69th	Jordan	104.6	-4.6%
70th	Kenya	108.1	-4.1%
71st	Vanuatu	108.7	-2.4%
72nd	Thailand	109.2	-3.2%
73rd	Kuwait	109.3	-6.7%
74th	Gabon	109.5	-1.9%
75th	Cabo Verde	110.6	-1.5%
76th	Solomon Islands	112.8	-3.8%
77th	Botswana	115.1	-2.1%
78th	Ghana	120.7	-0.9%
79th	Rwanda	120.7	-3.0%
80th	Chile	121.0	-2.4%
81st	Tanzania	121.3	-0.2%
82nd	Uganda	122.6	-1.8%
83rd	Brazil	123.3	-2.5%
84th	El Salvador	123.6	-1.5%
85th	Senegal	125.0	-0.9%
86th	Ecuador	125.2	-2.8%
87th	Mauritania	127.6	-1.9%
88th	Iraq	130.4	-5.3%
89th	Tuvalu	130.4	-3.6%
90th	Togo	133.1	-0.6%
91st	Nicaragua	133.6	-0.3%
92nd	Eswatini	134.0	-1.0%
93rd	Honduras	137.4	-2.7%
94th	Lesotho	138.1	0.3%
95th	United Arab Emirates	138.5	-4.7%
96th	Indonesia	141.2	-2.6%
97th	Kiribati	141.4	-2.2%
98th	Papua New Guinea	141.4	-2.9%
99th	Chad	141.7	-0.2%
100th	Morocco	147.3	-1.3%
101st	Bahrain	147.7	-7.7%
102nd	Peru	148.2	-2.5%
103rd	India	148.8	-1.2%
104th	Guatemala	152.1	-2.2%
105th	Gambia, The	155.3	-0.7%
106th	Central African Republic	155.9	-1.5%
107th	Benin	159.4	-1.2%
108th	Algeria	161.4	-0.2%
109th	Pakistan	162.0	-3.0%
110th	Malawi	162.7	-
111th	Sierra Leone	164.2	-0.7%
112th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	164.8	-2.3%
113th	Burkina Faso	170.0	-0.8%
114th	Cameroon	170.7	-2.9%
115th	Bangladesh	173.3	-3.0%
116th	Türkiye	174.9	-2.3%
117th	Libya	182.2	-6.0%
118th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	184.5	-1.5%
119th	Guinea	190.5	-0.4%
120th	Haiti	190.8	-1.2%
121st	South Sudan	194.8	-1.0%
122nd	Liberia	201.3	0.3%
123rd	Côte d'Ivoire	203.2	-2.4%
124th	Nepal	214.9	-1.1%
125th	Oman	231.4	-3.6%
126th	Afghanistan	248.4	-1.1%
127th	Yemen, Republic of	270.4	-0.9%

FAQ

What was Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of's infant mortality rate in 1961?▾

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of's infant mortality rate in 1961 was 79.3. This ranked 57th globally.

How did Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of's infant mortality rate change in 1961?▾

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of's infant mortality rate decreased by 3.1% in 1961 compared to 1960.

Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 1961?▾

Yemen, Republic of had the highest infant mortality rate in 1961 at 270.4.

What is the infant mortality rate of Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of in 1961?▾

The infant mortality rate of Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of in 1961 was 79.3. This ranked 57th globally.

How does 1961 compare to 1960 for Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of's infant mortality rate?▾

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of's infant mortality rate went from 81.8 in 1960 to 79.3 in 1961, a 3.1% decrease.

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