Deaths in the 12 Preceding Months

South Pyongan is the top region by deaths in the 12 preceding months in Democratic People's Republic of Korea. As of 2008, deaths in the 12 preceding months in South Pyongan was 37,547 that accounts for 17.33% of Democratic People's Republic of Korea's deaths in the 12 preceding months. The top 5 regions (others are South Hamgyong, Pyongyang, North Pyongan, and South Hwanghae) account for 65.76% of it. Democratic People's Republic of Korea's total deaths in the 12 preceding months was estimated at 216,616 in 2008.