Belarus vs Republic of Korea: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex

Belarus
1.63 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Republic of Korea
1.83 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Belarus rank
224th
Republic of Korea rank
222nd

Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time

  • Belarus
  • Republic of Korea
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How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 1.83 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.63 deaths per 1,000 people in Belarus, a difference of 0.2 deaths per 1,000 people.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.1 times Belarus's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Belarus ranks 224th and Republic of Korea ranks 222nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 3 and Republic of Korea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1950s 59.7 deaths per 1,000 people 127.03 deaths per 1,000 people 67.33 deaths per 1,000 people Republic of Korea
1960s 22.9 deaths per 1,000 people 62.02 deaths per 1,000 people 39.12 deaths per 1,000 people Republic of Korea
1970s 15.21 deaths per 1,000 people 34.52 deaths per 1,000 people 19.31 deaths per 1,000 people Republic of Korea
1980s 12.35 deaths per 1,000 people 18.59 deaths per 1,000 people 6.24 deaths per 1,000 people Republic of Korea
1990s 10.19 deaths per 1,000 people 8.19 deaths per 1,000 people 2 deaths per 1,000 people Belarus
2000s 6.26 deaths per 1,000 people 4.21 deaths per 1,000 people 2.06 deaths per 1,000 people Belarus
2010s 2.95 deaths per 1,000 people 2.5 deaths per 1,000 people 0.4445 deaths per 1,000 people Belarus
2020s 1.81 deaths per 1,000 people 1.94 deaths per 1,000 people 0.1294 deaths per 1,000 people Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Belarus or Republic of Korea?
Republic of Korea, at 1.83 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.63 deaths per 1,000 people in Belarus as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Belarus and Republic of Korea?
0.2 deaths per 1,000 people, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Republic of Korea?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Belarus and Republic of Korea rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
Belarus ranks 224th and Republic of Korea ranks 222nd 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 Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Unit
deaths per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.