North Korea vs Palestine: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
North Korea
1.3%
in 2023
Palestine
1.3%
in 2023
North Korea rank
90th
Palestine rank
91st
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- North Korea
- Palestine
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 1.3% against 1.3% in Palestine, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 90th and Palestine ranks 91st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 4 and Palestine in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.9% | 12.0% | 0.1% | Palestine |
| 1960s | 6.2% | 9.7% | 3.6% | Palestine |
| 1970s | 3.8% | 7.0% | 3.2% | Palestine |
| 1980s | 2.7% | 4.4% | 1.7% | Palestine |
| 1990s | 4.4% | 2.8% | 1.6% | North Korea |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 2.0% | 1.2% | North Korea |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 0.1% | North Korea |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 0.1% | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, North Korea or Palestine?
- North Korea, at 1.3% against 1.3% in Palestine as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between North Korea and Palestine?
- 0.0%, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Palestine?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do North Korea and Palestine rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- North Korea ranks 90th and Palestine ranks 91st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.