Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Number of deaths ages 15-19 years was 1,273 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of stood at 1,273. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 3,861 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1,273, in 2024.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 69th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,847 | — |
| 1991 | 2,732 | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 2,567 | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 2,408 | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 2,308 | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 3,756 | +62.7% |
| 1996 | 3,706 | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 3,724 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 3,762 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 3,797 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 3,829 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 3,852 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 3,861 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 2,197 | -43.1% |
| 2004 | 2,194 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 2,202 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 2,210 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 2,225 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 2,197 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 2,173 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 2,130 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 2,070 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 1,997 | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 1,913 | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 1,828 | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 1,747 | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 1,685 | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 1,587 | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 1,523 | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 1,457 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 1,408 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 1,372 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 1,356 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 1,345 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 1,273 | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,161 | 2,308 | 3,797 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,694 | 2,173 | 3,861 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,794 | 1,457 | 2,130 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,351 | 1,273 | 1,408 | 5 |
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More education data for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 1,273 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 15-19 years recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 3,861 in 2002.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 15-19 years recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,273 in 2024.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for number of deaths ages 15-19 years?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 69th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 15-19 years rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of deaths ages 15-19 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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