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Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of - Infant Mortality Rate 2003

Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births · World Bank
27.3 −30.4 from 2002 Global rank: 115th

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of's infant mortality rate was 27.3 in 2003, decreased +30.4 from 57.7 in 2002. This was the 115th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2003▾
Infant Mortality Rate by Country - 2003
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Singapore 2.5 -7.4%
2nd Iceland 2.7 -3.6%
3rd Japan 2.9 -3.3%
4th Finland 3.2 -3.0%
5th Sweden 3.2 -3.0%
6th Luxembourg 3.3 -5.7%
7th France 3.6 -5.3%
8th Norway 3.6 -2.7%
9th Monaco 3.8 -5.0%
10th Czechia 3.9 -4.9%
11th Slovenia 3.9 -4.9%
12th San Marino 4.0 -7.0%
13th Germany 4.1 -2.4%
14th Spain 4.1 0.0%
15th Italy 4.1 -4.7%
16th Austria 4.3 -2.3%
17th Portugal 4.3 -8.5%
18th Belgium 4.4 -2.2%
19th Denmark 4.4 -2.2%
20th Greece 4.4 -8.3%
21st Switzerland 4.5 0.0%
22nd Cyprus 4.6 -8.0%
23rd Netherlands 4.8 -2.0%
24th Australia 4.9 0.0%
25th Israel 4.9 -3.9%
26th Korea 5.0 -5.7%
27th Ireland 5.1 -7.3%
28th European Union 5.3 -3.3%
29th Canada 5.3 0.0%
30th United Kingdom 5.3 -1.9%
31st New Zealand 5.7 -1.7%
32nd Andorra 5.8 -4.9%
33rd Cuba 6.0 -4.8%
34th Malta 6.2 -1.6%
35th Croatia 6.6 0.0%
36th Malaysia 6.7 -2.9%
37th Estonia 6.8 -8.1%
38th Bosnia and Herzegovina 6.9 -5.5%
39th Turks and Caicos Islands 6.9 -4.2%
40th United States 6.9 -1.4%
41st Poland 7.0 -4.1%
42nd Hungary 7.2 -5.3%
43rd Slovak Republic 7.3 -2.7%
44th Lithuania 7.7 -2.5%
45th Belarus 7.8 -8.2%
46th Brunei Darussalam 7.9 -1.3%
47th United Arab Emirates 8.0 -2.4%
48th Chile 8.0 -2.4%
49th Serbia 9.1 -8.1%
50th Qatar 9.3 -3.1%
51st Bahrain 9.4 -3.1%
52nd Latvia 9.7 -5.8%
53rd Costa Rica 10.1 -2.9%
54th Kuwait 10.2 -1.0%
55th Montenegro 10.8 -6.1%
56th Oman 11.2 -5.1%
57th Antigua and Barbuda 11.3 -2.6%
58th Seychelles 12.0 0.8%
59th Sri Lanka 12.1 -2.4%
60th Bulgaria 12.5 -5.3%
61st North Macedonia 12.7 0.0%
62nd Tonga 12.7 -3.1%
63rd Grenada 12.9 -0.8%
64th Russian Federation 12.9 -6.5%
65th Barbados 13.4 0.8%
66th Uruguay 13.6 -2.9%
67th Mauritius 14.1 -3.4%
68th British Virgin Islands 14.1 -0.7%
69th Bahamas, The 14.3 1.4%
70th Lebanon 14.9 -5.1%
71st Albania 15.3 -5.0%
72nd Ukraine 15.3 -4.4%
73rd Samoa 15.3 -1.3%
74th Argentina 15.4 -2.5%
75th St. Lucia 15.9 0.0%
76th Thailand 16.1 -4.7%
77th Saudi Arabia 16.5 -6.3%
78th Fiji 16.8 0.6%
79th Romania 16.9 -0.6%
80th Belize 17.9 -2.7%
81st St. Kitts and Nevis 17.9 -3.8%
82nd Dominica 18.0 2.9%
83rd Jamaica 18.0 -1.1%
84th Panama 18.4 -3.2%
85th Syrian Arab Republic 18.9 -3.1%
86th Viet Nam 19.2 -3.5%
87th Libya 19.6 -3.4%
88th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 19.8 0.5%
89th Colombia 19.9 -2.5%
90th Palau 20.1 -3.4%
91st Vanuatu 20.4 -1.9%
92nd Tunisia 20.5 -4.7%
93rd Mexico 20.8 -4.1%
94th Jordan 20.9 -3.2%
95th Moldova 21.0 -8.7%
96th Ecuador 21.1 -3.7%
97th El Salvador 22.4 -5.5%
98th Solomon Islands 22.6 -0.9%
99th Georgia 23.3 -8.3%
100th Maldives 23.4 -11.7%
101st China 23.5 -8.2%
102nd Armenia 23.7 -5.2%
103rd Brazil 23.9 -6.3%
104th West Bank and Gaza 24.0 -3.2%
105th Peru 24.1 -6.6%
106th Cabo Verde 24.3 -4.0%
107th Türkiye 24.6 -7.2%
108th Suriname 25.0 -2.7%
109th Trinidad and Tobago 25.0 -1.6%
110th Philippines 25.9 -1.9%
111th Honduras 26.2 -4.0%
112th Nicaragua 26.2 -5.1%
113th Iran, Islamic Republic of 26.4 -6.0%
114th Paraguay 27.0 -2.2%
115th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 27.3 -52.7%
116th Kazakhstan 29.7 -6.3%
117th Algeria 31.3 -3.4%
118th Dominican Republic 31.8 -1.5%
119th Micronesia, Federated States of 31.8 -6.2%
120th Kosovo 33.1 -8.8%
121st Nauru 33.4 -3.7%
122nd Tuvalu 33.6 -2.0%
123rd Marshall Islands 33.7 -0.3%
124th Egypt, Arab Republic of 34.0 -4.8%
125th Indonesia 36.1 -4.2%
126th Iraq 36.4 -1.6%
127th Guatemala 36.6 -3.4%
128th Mongolia 37.4 -7.9%
129th Kyrgyz Republic 37.5 -5.1%
130th Guyana 38.7 -2.0%
131st Morocco 40.2 -4.1%
132nd São Tomé and Principe 41.0 -7.2%
133rd Namibia 42.6 -2.1%
134th Botswana 43.3 2.1%
135th Kiribati 45.6 -1.9%
136th Eritrea 46.0 -3.2%
137th Gabon 46.9 -2.9%
138th Uzbekistan 47.6 -5.4%
139th Azerbaijan 47.9 -7.4%
140th Turkmenistan 48.6 -6.0%
141st South Africa 48.6 1.3%
142nd Tajikistan 48.7 -8.1%
143rd Bhutan 50.3 -6.0%
144th Bangladesh 50.9 -5.0%
145th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 50.9 -5.2%
146th Nepal 53.3 -4.7%
147th Papua New Guinea 53.4 -1.7%
148th Kenya 55.5 -4.8%
149th Ghana 56.3 -2.9%
150th Madagascar 58.3 -3.8%
151st Mauritania 58.4 -5.5%
152nd Comoros 58.5 -3.3%
153rd India 60.5 -3.0%
154th Zimbabwe 61.0 4.6%
155th Senegal 61.8 -6.6%
156th Haiti 64.7 -2.7%
157th Togo 64.7 -3.0%
158th Congo, Republic of 64.8 -5.5%
159th Cambodia 65.0 -9.5%
160th Sudan 65.0 -2.8%
161st Yemen, Republic of 65.2 -5.0%
162nd Gambia, The 66.1 -3.4%
163rd Myanmar 68.8 -2.4%
164th Tanzania 70.7 -6.2%
165th Timor-Leste 72.2 -5.0%
166th Zambia 72.9 -7.5%
167th Benin 74.2 -2.4%
168th Eswatini 75.9 0.9%
169th Djibouti 76.4 -2.1%
170th Uganda 76.6 -5.9%
171st Cameroon 76.9 -2.4%
172nd Malawi 77.2 -9.3%
173rd Lao PDR 78.4 -3.6%
174th Lesotho 79.2 0.9%
175th Rwanda 79.5 -10.0%
176th Burundi 80.4 -3.5%
177th Pakistan 83.4 -1.9%
178th Congo, Democratic Republic of 84.0 -2.9%
179th Côte d'Ivoire 85.1 -2.5%
180th Burkina Faso 85.9 -2.7%
181st Guinea 86.6 -3.5%
182nd Nigeria 89.1 -3.0%
183rd Mozambique 89.5 -5.3%
184th Guinea-Bissau 91.5 -3.2%
185th Mali 93.4 -3.2%
186th Niger 94.1 -4.9%
187th Central African Republic 94.7 -1.9%
188th Chad 96.6 -1.9%
189th Equatorial Guinea 97.2 -3.2%
190th Afghanistan 100.6 -3.1%
191st Liberia 100.8 -6.8%
192nd Angola 104.0 -3.8%
193rd Somalia, Fed. Rep. 104.3 0.0%
194th South Sudan 105.1 -4.1%
195th Sierra Leone 115.4 -2.4%
Source: World Bank (SP.DYN.IMRT.IN)

FAQ

What was Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of's infant mortality rate in 2003?▾

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of's infant mortality rate in 2003 was 27.3. This ranked 115th globally.

How did Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of's infant mortality rate change in 2003?▾

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of's infant mortality rate decreased by 52.7% in 2003 compared to 2002.

Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 2003?▾

Sierra Leone had the highest infant mortality rate in 2003 at 115.4.

What is the infant mortality rate of Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of in 2003?▾

The infant mortality rate of Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of in 2003 was 27.3. This ranked 115th globally.

How does 2003 compare to 2002 for Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of's infant mortality rate?▾

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of's infant mortality rate went from 57.7 in 2002 to 27.3 in 2003, a 52.7% decrease.

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