Adult mortality rate, male — all countries

Adult mortality rate, male — North Korea

Adult mortality rate, male in North Korea in 2024 — 155.2 per 1,000. Ranked 75 in the world out of 191. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 54.8%.

2024 155.2 per 1,000 −0.48% vs 2023
World rank 75of 191
Period maximum 343.1 per 1,0001960
Period minimum 155.2 per 1,0002024

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 male adults

Adult mortality rate, male — North Korea, 1960–202415020025030035019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 343.1 per 1,0001962: 330.8 per 1,0001964: 318.9 per 1,0001966: 307.2 per 1,0001968: 295.2 per 1,0001970: 283.4 per 1,0001972: 271.7 per 1,0001974: 260.6 per 1,0001976: 250.3 per 1,0001978: 238.4 per 1,0001980: 226.6 per 1,0001982: 214.5 per 1,0001984: 202.5 per 1,0001986: 190.4 per 1,0001988: 178.2 per 1,0001990: 166.1 per 1,0001992: 155.9 per 1,0001994: 176.1 per 1,0001996: 266.6 per 1,0001998: 269.9 per 1,0002000: 273.8 per 1,0002002: 278 per 1,0002004: 212.8 per 1,0002006: 218.4 per 1,0002008: 211.1 per 1,0002010: 194.8 per 1,0002012: 180.8 per 1,0002014: 166.7 per 1,0002016: 162.9 per 1,0002018: 168.5 per 1,0002020: 176.5 per 1,0002022: 156.2 per 1,0002024: 155.2 per 1,000
Change over the period: −187.9 (−54.77%) Average annual rate: -1.23 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: North Korea

North Korea 155.2 per 1,000
World 176 per 1,000
East Asia & Pacific 134.3 per 1,000
Eastern Asia computed 106.6 per 1,000
Low-income countries computed 256.8 per 1,000
Adult mortality rate, male — North Korea, by year North Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 155.2 −0.7 −0.48%
2023 155.9 −0.2 −0.16%
2022 156.2 −5.6 −3.44%
2021 161.8 −14.8 −8.37%
2020 176.5 +0.2 +0.14%
2019 176.3 +7.8 +4.6%
2018 168.5 +2.7 +1.62%
2017 165.8 +2.9 +1.81%
2016 162.9 −0.2 −0.11%
2015 163.1 −3.6 −2.19%
2014 166.7 −7.8 −4.5%
2013 174.6 −6.3 −3.46%
2012 180.8 −6.8 −3.65%
2011 187.7 −7.1 −3.64%
2010 194.8 −8.1 −3.97%
2009 202.8 −8.3 −3.94%
2008 211.1 −5.8 −2.68%
2007 216.9 −1.4 −0.65%
2006 218.4 +2.6 +1.19%
2005 215.8 +3 +1.39%
2004 212.8 +3 +1.41%
2003 209.9 −68.2 −24.52%
2002 278 +2 +0.74%
2001 276 +2.1 +0.78%
2000 273.8 +2 +0.75%
1999 271.8 +1.9 +0.7%
1998 269.9 +1.9 +0.71%
1997 268 +1.4 +0.52%
1996 266.6 +1.5 +0.56%
1995 265.2 +89.1 +50.6%
1994 176.1 +11.5 +7.02%
1993 164.5 +8.7 +5.55%
1992 155.9 −4.1 −2.57%
1991 160 −6.1 −3.67%
1990 166.1 −6.1 −3.53%
1989 172.1 −6.1 −3.41%
1988 178.2 −6.6 −3.55%
1987 184.8 −5.6 −2.96%
1986 190.4 −6.1 −3.08%
1985 196.5 −6 −2.98%
1984 202.5 −6 −2.87%
1983 208.5 −6 −2.81%
1982 214.5 −6 −2.73%
1981 220.5 −6 −2.67%
1980 226.6 −5.9 −2.54%
1979 232.5 −5.9 −2.48%
1978 238.4 −5.9 −2.43%
1977 244.3 −6 −2.4%
1976 250.3 −5.1 −2.01%
1975 255.5 −5.1 −1.97%
1974 260.6 −5.1 −1.93%
1973 265.7 −5.9 −2.19%
1972 271.7 −5.9 −2.11%
1971 277.5 −5.8 −2.05%
1970 283.4 −5.9 −2.03%
1969 289.2 −6 −2.02%
1968 295.2 −6 −2%
1967 301.2 −6 −1.94%
1966 307.2 −5.8 −1.86%
1965 313 −5.9 −1.85%
1964 318.9 −5.9 −1.81%
1963 324.8 −6 −1.82%
1962 330.8 −6.4 −1.91%
1961 337.3 −5.9 −1.71%
1960 343.1

Eastern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The probability of death between the ages of 15 and 60 for men, expressed as the number of deaths per thousand fifteen-year-olds. The indicator picks out what happens in working ages more precisely than life expectancy does: life expectancy depends heavily on child mortality, and this series does not account for it at all. It is this series that shows the excess male mortality in the countries of Eastern Europe, where the values run three times the Western European ones.

Important: Not an annual rate but a probability over 45 years of life, computed from current age-specific rates. Child and old-age mortality are not part of it.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.