Health data for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea compiled by the World Bank Group from sources including the UN Population Division, WHO, UNICEF, and UNAIDS. The dataset covers health systems, disease prevention, reproductive health, nutrition, and population dynamics. It was last updated on 2026-04-28.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in primary health care coverage based on immunization and sanitation data mentioned in the description
- Study population dynamics and reproductive health indicators for demographic modeling
- Assess progress towards Millennium Development Goals related to health and nutrition
- Compare health system metrics with other developing countries using the consolidated country dataset
Strengths
- Data is aggregated from multiple authoritative sources including WHO, UNICEF, and UNAIDS.
- License is CC-BY-4.0, allowing for broad reuse and sharing.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank Group, United Nations Population Division, World Health Organization, United Nations Children's Fund, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
- Collection Method
- Aggregated from various international sources.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-28 10:30:07.195529; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Korea, Dem. People's Rep. (North Korea)